かぶせる・被せるkabuseru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto cover (with something)
   彼かれは車くるまにカバーを被かぶせた。↗

   He put a cover over his car.
2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto put on (e.g. someone's head)
3. ichidan verb, transitive verbto pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something)
4. ichidan verb, transitive verbto plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown)
   新あたらしいクラウンをかぶせる必要ひつようがあります。↗

   You have to have a new crown.
5. ichidan verb, transitive verbto add (e.g. music to a video); to include (into something)
6. ichidan verb, transitive verbto speak (over someone else)
7. ichidan verb, transitive verbto put the blame (on someone); to place the responsibility (on someone)

• Synonym被覆ひふくWrittenA written, technical noun for a coating or covering, as in 「被覆電線」; 「被せる」 is an everyday verb that also covers putting on and pouring.
• Synonym覆うおおうNeutralTo cover or shade something over, leaning toward written style; 「被せる」 stresses fitting something over or onto it.
• Synonym被すかぶすNeutralA godan verb with much the same 'cover' sense as 「被せる」, but rare in actual use; in most cases 「被せる」 is the natural choice.
• Synonym覆い被せるおおいかぶせるNeutralCovers something from above, stressing the downward motion of laying a cover over it; 「被せる」 also covers putting things on and pouring liquid.
• Synonym押っ被せるおっかぶせるCasualColloquial: to slap a cover on top of something, and also to dump blame on someone; rougher in tone than 「被せる」.
• RelatedカバーNeutralA loanword for a cover or for covering and making up for something; 「被せる」 is the action itself, while 「カバー」 is mostly used as a noun.
• Related覆い隠すおおいかくすNeutralMeans to conceal or cover up the truth; 「被せる」 is about physical covering, not hiding facts.
• Antonym剥ぐはぐNeutralTo peel or strip something off — the opposite of covering with 「被せる」.
• Antonym外すはずすNeutralTo take off or remove what has been put on — the opposite of fitting something on with 「被せる」.

Use 「被せる」 to put something over or onto something or to pour liquid over it, as in 「帽子を被せる」; it can also mean shifting blame. For laying a cover down from above, 「覆い被せる」 fits; for covering generally, 「覆う」; for hiding the truth, 「覆い隠す」; for taking something off, 「外す」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 上うえから覆おおうようにする。
2. 上うえから浴あびせかける。
3. 音おとや話はなしが続つづいているうちに別べつの音おとや話はなしを発はっする。
4. 罪つみや責任せきにんを負おわせる。