Nekaseru

JLPT N1

寝かせる (Nekaseru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to put to bed, to let sleep, to lay (something) down, to put on its side”.

Meanings

  1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto put to bed; to let sleep
  2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto lay (something) down; to put on its side
  3. ichidan verb, transitive verbto let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused; to let (stock) lie unsold
  4. ichidan verb, transitive verbto (let) ferment; to (let) age; to let (dough) rise; to lay down (wine)

Examples

  • Put the baby to sleep.

  • Send the kids to bed.

  • Get the kid to bed.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 寝かせる

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