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How to say 'Lay' in Japanese | 寝かせる

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The Japanese word for Lay is 'Nekaseru', written as 寝かせる in Japanese.'Lay' in hiragana is ねかせる.

    Meaning

    Lay

    Reading

    ねかせる

    nekaseru

    Kanji

    Lie down, Go to sleep

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '寝かせる (ねかせる)' means 'to lay something/someone down' or 'to put something/someone to sleep'. It is often used when referring to putting a child to bed or laying an object down carefully. For example: I laid the baby down to sleep「赤ちゃんを寝かせた」(あかちゃんをねかせた). She laid the book on the table「彼女は本をテーブルに寝かせた」(かのじょはほんをテーブルにねかせた). This verb can also be used metaphorically, such as letting an idea or plan 'rest' or 'sit' for a while before acting on it.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    6862

    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 寝かせる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Lie down, Go to sleep

Hiragana in the Word 寝かせる

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ka
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Se
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 寝かせる Through the Kanji

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 寝 as well.

  • word

    寝る

    Meaning

    Sleep

  • word

    昼寝

    Meaning

    Nap

  • word

    寝坊

    Meaning

    Oversleeping

  • word

    寝室

    Meaning

    Bedroom

  • word

    寝かす

    Meaning

    Lay

  • word

    寝過ごす

    Meaning

    Oversleep

  • word

    早寝

    Meaning

    Early sleep

  • word

    寝転ぶ

    Meaning

    Lie

Learn the Word 寝かせる

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What does 'Nekaseru' (寝かせる) mean?

'Nekaseru' means 'Lay' .

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