着きせる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

dress (someone); put clothes on (someone)

Transitive verb for putting clothes on another person, such as a child or someone who needs help. The person being dressed is marked with に.

• 娘むすめに新あたらしいワンピースを着きせた。

  I dressed my daughter in a new dress.

• 寒さむいので、子こどもにコートを着きせてください。

  It's cold, so please put a coat on the child.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

cover; coat; plate; gild; veneer

Used for covering a surface with a layer of something: paint, gold, veneer, etc. The object being covered is marked with に, and the covering material with を. 被せる is a common alternative kanji for this sense.

• 職しょく人にんが仏ぶつ像ぞうに金きん箔ぱくを着きせた。

  The craftsman gilded the Buddha statue with gold leaf.

• 板いたにニスを着きせてから磨みがいた。

  I coated the board with varnish and then polished it.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

pin a crime on; lay blame on; give a bad name

Metaphorical use: to falsely attribute a crime, blame, or bad reputation to someone. The target person is marked with に, and the accusation or bad name with を. Common in expressions like 罪を着せる or 濡れ衣を着せる.

• 彼かれは無む実じつの同どう僚りょうに罪つみを着きせた。

  He pinned the crime on an innocent colleague.

• そんな濡ぬれ衣ぎぬを着きせられては困こまる。

  I won't stand for having such a false accusation laid on me.