Illustration: In a Japanese apartment bedroom, a father kneels beside a child's futon, lowering his drowsy daughter onto the pillow with one hand supporting her head and the other beneath her shoulders. Her eyes are nearly closed, and one arm still loosely hugs a stuffed rabbit.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

寝ねかせる

nekaseru

to put to bed

Example sentences

  1. 子供こどもを寝ねかせてくれますか。

    Can you put the children to bed?

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  2. 赤あかん坊ぼうを寝ねかせなさい。

    Put the baby to sleep.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. そろそろ子供こどもたちを寝ねかせてもよい時間じかんだ。

    It’s about time you sent the children to bed.

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Kanji in 寝

  • 寝lie down; sleepOnシンKunねる・ねかす・いぬ

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