着せる

きせる · kiseru · JLPT N2 · verb-ichidan

to put on clothes

👕 着 (wear) + せる (cause to): make someone put clothes on

着る means to wear; the causative せる turns it into 'cause someone to wear', i.e. to dress another person.

着 — sheep 羊 (top) + eye 目 (bottom)
着 originated as a variant of 著, which depicted plants emerging visibly above ground (grass radical 艹 over 者). Over time 着 split off to carry meanings like 'attach,' 'wear,' or a verb suffix marking ongoing action (zhe), while 著 kept senses like 'manifest' or 'author.'

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