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催眠術をかける (さいみんじゅつをかける) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

催さい眠みん術じゅつをかける

Meanings

1

expression, ichidan verb

hypnotize

To put someone into a hypnotic state. Used in both literal and figurative contexts.

彼かれは催さい眠みん術じゅつをかけて、私わたしを眠ねむらせた。
He hypnotized me and put me to sleep.
その映えい画がはまるで観かん客きゃくに催さい眠みん術じゅつをかけるよう

だ

。

That movie is as if it hypnotizes the audience.

Written forms

催さい眠みん術じゅつをかける
Standard spelling using かける in kana.
催さい眠みん術じゅつを掛かける
Alternate spelling using the kanji 掛ける; less common but still used.

Kanji

催sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner)
眠sleep, die, sleepy
術art, technique, skill
掛hang, suspend, depend

Similar words

催さい眠みん術じゅつ
催眠術 is the noun meaning 'hypnosis' or 'hypnotism', while 催眠術をかける is the verb phrase 'to hypnotize'.

Etymology

Compound of 催眠術 (hypnosis) + を + かける (to apply/cast). The verb かける here carries the sense of 'to perform' or 'to cast' a technique.