Meaning

Primary

To Install

Alternatives

To Place, To Fix, To Set, To Lay, To Seat

Word Type

transitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means install, so the verb version is to install or to fix.

Reading

すえる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You learned this reading already so you should be able to read it!

Context

Context Sentences

今度、この機械を工場に据えようと思っているんだ。

I think I'm going to have this machine installed by the factory this time.

Kanji Composition