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    3. 着せる

    着せる

    着きせ​る​

    to put clothes on (someone)

    N2KMT9News #34+1CoreVerb, TransitiveFashion & BeautyKanji Vocab16 strokes

    被せる

    きせる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to put clothes on (someone), to dress, to clothe
    2.
    to cover, to coat, to plate, to gild, to veneer
    3.
    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)

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    子こ供どもに服ふくを着きせる。

    Dress the child.

    KMT4Daily LifeFamily & RelationshipsFashion & Beauty
    母はは親おやは赤あかちゃんに新あたらしい洋よう服ふくを着きせた。

    The mother dressed the baby in new clothes.

    KMT9Daily LifeFamily & RelationshipsFashion & Beauty
    人にん形ぎょうに様さま々ざまな衣コス装チュームを着きせて遊あそんだ。

    I played by dressing dolls in various costumes.

    KMT9Fashion & BeautyDaily Life
    彼かれはいつも他た人にんに責せき任にんを着きせようとする。

    He always tries to pin the blame on others.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは無む実じつの罪つみを着きせられた。

    He was falsely accused of a crime.

    KMT10Politics & LawDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    着
    き.る・き.せる・つ.く・つ.ける…(2)
    don・arrive・wear・counter for suits of clothing
    Kanji
    せ
    se
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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