寄よる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to
Come closer.
2. to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet
3. to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to make a short visit
Won't you stop by my place?
4. to grow old; to grow high (number, etc.)
5. to grow (wrinkly)
in the form of しわが寄る
6. to lean against; to recline on
also written as 倚る, 凭る
7. to push one's opponent while holding their belt
8. to decide on a price and come to a deal
9. to be swayed by (a person); to yield to
Kanji used
get near
Pitch accent
よ
る
Top 1500
Used in vocabulary (31 in total)
to run up to; to rush over
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to sidle up to
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
to run up to; to rush over
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to run up to; to rush over
to stand aside; to step to the side; to move aside
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
one's increasing age; approaching old age; aging steadily
to resemble
to grow old
to drift together; to drift to the shore
whenever they come together
place to go; person to turn to; person to depend on
to slide up to
to recall; to hit upon ...; to occur to (one); to feel the call of ...
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to stand aside; to step to the side; to move aside
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
people may bring about their demise for love; it is easy to have one's weak points taken advantage of; (lit.) in autumn (during mating season), deer come forth when they hear (a hunter's) whistle
Examples (30 in total)
Won't you stop by my place?
Come closer.
Why didn't you stop by even once?