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How to say 'Dress' in Japanese | 着せる

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The Japanese word for Dress is 'Kiseru', written as 着せる in Japanese.'Dress' in hiragana is きせる.

    word

    着せる

    Meaning

    Dress

    Reading

    きせる

    kiseru

    Kanji

    着Arrive, Wear

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '着せる (きせる)' means 'to dress' or 'to put clothes on someone'. It is typically used when someone is dressing another person, such as a parent dressing a child. For example: She dressed her child「彼女は子供に服を着せた」(かのじょはこどもにふくをきせた). The verb can also be used metaphorically to describe imposing something on someone, such as blame or responsibility. For example: They blamed him for the mistake「彼らは彼に責任を着せた」(かれらはかれにせきにんをきせた). Note that this verb is transitive and requires an object, as it involves dressing someone else rather than oneself.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    7120

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 着せる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    着

    Meaning

    Arrive, Wear

Hiragana in the Word 着せる

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    せ

    Reading

    Se

  • hiragana

    る

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 着せる Through the Kanji 着

These 19 Words contain the Kanji 着 as well.

  • word

    着る

    Meaning

    Wear

  • word

    上着

    Meaning

    Jacket

  • word

    着替える

    Meaning

    Change clothes

  • word

    落ち着く

    Meaning

    Calm

  • word

    着く

    Meaning

    Arrive

  • word

    着替え

    Meaning

    Changing

  • word

    落ち着き

    Meaning

    Calmness

  • word

    着物

    Meaning

    Kimono

  • word

    薄着

    Meaning

    Light clothing

  • word

    厚着

    Meaning

    Heavy clothing

  • word

    たどり着く

    Meaning

    Reach

  • word

    定着

    Meaning

    Establishment, Fixation

  • word

    着

    Meaning

    Arrival

  • word

    水着

    Meaning

    Swimsuit

  • word

    着席

    Meaning

    Sitting

  • word

    下着

    Meaning

    Underwear

  • word

    着陸

    Meaning

    Landing

  • word

    到着

    Meaning

    Arrival

  • word

    肌着

    Meaning

    Underwear

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What does 'Kiseru' (着せる) mean?

'Kiseru' means 'Dress' .

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