I Love Kanji着せる (kiseru)
着せる (きせる, kiseru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to put clothes on (someone); to dress”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- きせる
- Romaji
- kiseru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to clothe · ichidan verb, transitive
- to cover; to coat; to plate; to gild; to veneer · ichidan verb, transitive
- 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) · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 着せる
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 着せる | きせる kiseru |
| Polite (~masu) | 着せます | きせます kisemasu |
| Negative | 着せない | きせない kisenai |
| Polite negative | 着せません | きせません kisemasen |
| Past | 着せた | きせた kiseta |
| Polite past | 着せました | きせました kisemashita |
| Negative past | 着せなかった | きせなかった kisenakatta |
| Te-form | 着せて | きせて kisete |
| Potential | 着せられる | きせられる kiserareru |
| Passive | 着せられる | きせられる kiserareru |
| Causative | 着せさせる | きせさせる kisesaseru |
| Volitional | 着せよう | きせよう kiseyou |
| Imperative | 着せろ | きせろ kisero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 着せれば | きせれば kisereba |
Kanji in 着せる
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 着せる.
上着うわぎcoat着るきるto wear (from the shoulders down)着くつくto arrive at着物きものkimono下着したぎunderwear到着とうちゃくarrival着けるつけるto attach着ちゃくarrival着々ちゃくちゃくsteadily肌着はだぎunderwear水着みずぎbathing suit落着くおちつくto calm down着替えきがえchanging clothes寝間着ねまきnightclothes
Source: JMdict entry 1422990 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.