被せる (Kabuseru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to cover (with something), to put on (e.g. someone's head), to pour liquid (on something), to dash liquid (over something)”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto cover (with something)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto put on (e.g. someone's head)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto add (e.g. music to a video); to include (into something)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto speak (over someone else)
Examples
彼は車にカバーを被せた。
He put a cover over his car.
種の上に少し土をかぶせなさい。
Cover the seeds with a little earth.
私は顔の上にハンカチをかぶせて眠った。
I went to sleep with a handkerchief over my face.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).