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寝ねかす
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
1. to put to bed; to let sleep
If you don't mind, could you read a picture book to them and put them to bed?
2. to lay (something) down; to put on its side
A long black umbrella was lying on top of that poster.
3. to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused; to let (stock) lie unsold
It's a waste to let money sit idle in the bank.
4. to (let) ferment; to (let) age; to let (dough) rise; to lay down (wine)
This wine has been aged for ten years.
Alt. forms
寝ねかす
98%
ねかす
1%
Kanji used
寝
lie down
Pitch accent
ね
かす
Top 9500
Conjugations...Used in: 1621
Composed of
sleep
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
to let money lie idle
Examples (12 in total)
It is time to put the children to bed.
Let the bread dough rest for an hour.
We have unsold goods sitting in the warehouse.
I laid the ladder down on the ground.
I laid the big books flat on the shelf.
This wine has been aged for ten years.
We can't afford to leave our funds sitting idle.
Curry tastes better if you let it sit overnight.
It's a waste to let money sit idle in the bank.
If you don't mind, could you read a picture book to them and put them to bed?
Something seems wrong; it would be better to put him to bed soon.
A long black umbrella was lying on top of that poster.