横たえる
よこたえる
Meanings
- Ichidan verb, Transitive to lay down
- to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
Kanji
- 横 sideways. Read as よこ.
Example sentences
- 我々は傷ついた人を草の上に横たえた。
We laid the injured man on the grass. - ベッドに身を横たえた。
He laid himself on the bed. - その母親は赤ちゃんをそっとベッドに横たえた。
The mother laid her baby on the bed softly. - 彼は枕に頭を横たえた。
He laid his head on the pillow. - 彼女は赤ちゃんをベッドに横たえた。
She laid her baby on the bed.
Related forms
- 横たわる (よこたわる) to lie down (intransitive partner)