“To set” in Japanese
Short answer
To set in Japanese is “期する” (kisuru). Full meaning: to fix (a time, date, etc.), to set; to expect, to hope for, to look forward to, to foresee, to anticipate; to resolve (to do), to decide upon, to prepare for, to promise, to pledge.
Other ways to say “To set” in Japanese
はめ込む
hamekomu to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame), to set (e.g. a diamond), to inlay, to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to entrap, to take (someone) in, to deceive, to trick
散りばめる
chiribameru to inlay, to set, to stud (e.g. star-studded sky), to enchase (something) with, to mount (gems)
期す
kisu to fix (a time, date, etc.), to set; to expect, to hope for, to look forward to, to foresee, to anticipate; to resolve (to do), to decide upon, to prepare for, to promise, to pledge
接ぐ
tsugu to join, to piece together, to set (bones); to graft (onto a tree); to join (cloth, wood, etc.)
没する
bossuru to sink, to go down, to set; to pass away, to die; to disappear, to vanish
据える
sueru to place (in position), to fix, to set (e.g. table), to lay (foundation); to install, to seat (someone); to settle (upon something), to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
入る
iru to enter, to go in, to get in, to come in; to set (of the sun or moon), to sink, to go down; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.), to achieve, to reach (e.g. a climax)
落ちる
ochiru to fall, to drop, to come down, to crash, to collapse, to cave in, to give way; to set (of the sun or moon), to sink, to dip, to go down; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.), to fall, to drop, to go down, to decline, to deteriora
没る
iru to set (of the sun)
嗾ける
keshikakeru to instigate, to incite, to spur on, to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
日が暮れる
higakureru to set (sun), to become dark
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