はめる

• 読み: はめる
• ローマ字: hameru
• 発音: /ha.me.ɾɯ/

意味

To put on; to fit into place; to insert; to trick or set someone up. Has both practical and deceptive meanings.

A Group 2 (ichidan) transitive verb with two main clusters. Physically, it means fitting one object into another — wearing a ring, setting a gem, slotting a gear into place. Figuratively, and perhaps more notable for N1, it means to trick or deceive someone — to lure them into a pre-arranged trap or frame-up. Context makes the intended sense clear; both are in common use.

例文

1. 彼女は毎朝左手の薬指に指輪をはめる習慣がある。
2. 巧みな罠をはめて、競合会社から情報を引き出した。
3. 機械のパーツを正確にはめなければ、うまく動かない。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, deception, mechanics, jewellery

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Derived from はまる (hamaru, to fit/slot in), with はめる being its transitive causative form — to cause something to fit. The physical sense of inserting into a socket extended metaphorically to fitting someone into a pre-arranged trap.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal