Japanese word

寝かせる

Pronunciation

Romajinekaseru

Meaning

  • verbput to bed

Example

赤ちゃんを寝かせます。aka cha n o ne ka se ma su

I put the baby to bed.

Illustration for 寝かせる (put to bed)

More examples

昼寝の時間には、部屋を暗くして赤ちゃんを寝かせました。hiru ne no ji kan ni wa heya o kura ku shi te aka cha n o ne ka se ma shi ta

At naptime, I darkened the room and put the baby to bed.

Core concept

Describes arranging for a person, especially a child, to lie down and sleep in bed.

Common phrases

  • 赤ちゃんを寝かせるaka cha n o ne ka se ru

    put a baby to bed

Similar words

寝かしつけるnekashitsukeru: To help someone, especially a child, fall asleep.
眠らせるnemuraseru: To cause someone to fall asleep, without focusing on putting the person in bed.

Definition in Japanese

人を寝床に入れて眠らせること。hito o ne doko ni i re te nemu ra se ru ko to

Word origin

寝かせる (nekaseru) is related to 寝かす (nekasu, "put to sleep"), a causative verb based on 寝る (neru, "sleep or lie down").

Usage tips

  • The English phrase put to bed can mean settling an issue figuratively, while 寝かせる (nekaseru) in this sense refers to getting a person to sleep.

Other meanings

  • let sleepverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 寝かせ方nekasekataway of putting to bednoun

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