Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
寢かす (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

()かす (nekasugodan (stem ()かし (nekashi), past ()かした (nekashita))

  1. to put to sleep or let sleep
    今夜(こんや)()かさないよ!
    Kon'ya wa nekasanai yo!
    I won't let you sleep tonight! (stock phrase in pop culture implying a night of sex)
  2. to place (lay) on the side
  3. to not disturb and leave alone
  4. to let ripen/ferment/cure

Conjugation edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN