Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to
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
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
Top 1300
Used in vocabulary (28 in total)
to rush over; to run up to
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
Examples (11 in total)
I'll stop by the post office on the way home.
Let's stop at the next service station.
Let's drop in for a drink.
How come you didn't stop by yesterday?
Insects are attracted to light.
I stopped by Tom's house.
I want a map, so do you mind if we drop by the bookstore for a bit?
There are shuttle buses that stop at several hotels in Tokyo.
I came by last night, but you weren't here.
You should drop by his gallery if you have time.
The other day, I stopped at a secondhand bookstore on my way home from school and happened to find a book I had been looking for for a long time.