Lingaku着せる【きせる】
Frequency rank: 6,247. – 6,255.
- to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to clothe
- to cover; to coat; to plate; to gild; to veneer
- to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame); to charge (with an offence); to give (a bad name); to remind someone of (their indebtedness)
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
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- to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to clothe
- to cover; to coat; to plate; to gild; to veneer
- to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame); to charge (with an offence); to give (a bad name); to remind someone of (their indebtedness)
This meaning refers to the act of dressing someone else, usually indicating the action of putting clothing on a person, such as a child or someone who needs assistance.
This meaning indicates the act of covering an object with a layer of something, such as adding a coating or veneer to enhance its appearance or durability.
This meaning involves assigning blame, responsibility, or a negative label to someone, often implying that they are held accountable for something undesirable.
Generated collocations (experimental)
きせる着せるきごう(きせるきごう)to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to clotheこども子供にふく服をきせる着せるto dress a childふく服をきせる着せるto put on clothesきせかえにんぎょう着せかえ人形doll with changeable clothesいふく衣服をきせる着せるto clothe with garmentsかれ彼につみをきせる罪を着せるto pin a crime on himせきにん責任をきせる着せるto lay the blameきれいなふく服をきせる着せるto dress in beautiful clothesかのじょ彼女にふさい負債をきせる着せるto remind her of her debtsそうしょく装飾をきせる着せるto coat with decorationぬいぐるみをきせる着せるto dress a stuffed toy
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Example sentences
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I wish she wouldn't pussyfoot about it and just say what she means.
She dressed him like children dress their pets.
The author pins the crime on a character who pops up in the last chapter of this book.
The women washed him, tried to dress him, and also gave him a new name.
14. しちごさん七五三はじゅういちがつ11月じゅうごにち15日です。おとこのこ男の子はさんさい3歳とごさい5歳、おんなのこ女の子はさんさい3歳とななさい7歳にあたるそのまつり祭りに、こども子どものせいちょう成長をいわい祝い、はれぎ晴着をきせて着せてじんじゃ神社にまいる詣る。
November 15th is the seven-five-three festival, when parents with boys of five, girls of seven and either boys or girls of three celebrate their children's maturation, dress them in gay clothes and take them to shrines where they pray for their children's future.
At any rate, Ozawa hurriedly took off his raincoat and quickly put it on the naked girl's shoulders.