N21018/1725

せる

Ichidan verbverb (generic)transitive verb

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Meanings

  • 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)

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Example sentences

はは毎朝まいあさ子供こどもふくせる

The mother dresses her child every morning.

かれ無実むじつひとつみせようとした。

He tried to pin the crime on an innocent person.

さむいからあかちゃんにコートをせてあげてください。

Please put a coat on the baby because it's cold.

彼女かのじょ人形にんぎょう手作てづくりの衣装いしょうせた

She dressed the doll in a handmade costume.

部下ぶか責任せきにんせることでみずからの失敗しっぱいかくそうとする上司じょうし信頼しんらいされない。

A superior who tries to hide their own mistakes by laying the blame on subordinates will not be trusted.