着せる
きせる
Also written 被せる
Meanings
- Ichidan verb, Transitive 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)
Kanji
- 着 arrive. Read as きせる.
Example sentences
- その男は反逆者の汚名をきせられた。
The man was branded as a traitor. - この子にこの服を着せて。
Put the kid into these clothes. - 子供が自分のペットに服を着せるように、子猫に服を着せました。
She dressed him like children dress their pets. - 濡れ衣を着せられた。
I was falsely accused. - 彼は殺人のぬれぎぬを着せられた。
He was framed for murder.
Common phrases
- 濡れ衣を着せる (ぬれぎぬをきせる) to frame
- 罪を着せる (つみをきせる) to pin a crime on
- 服を着せる
- 歯に衣着せぬ (はにきぬきせぬ) outspoken
- 衣装を着せる
- 着物を着せる
- 歯に着せない
- 洋服を着せる
Words containing 着せる
- 着せ替え (きせかえ) changing clothes (on another person, e.g. a child or doll)
- 着せ替える (きせかえる) to change clothes (on someone else, e.g. child, doll)
- 着せ替え人形 (きせかえにんぎょう) dress-up doll
And 10 more.