寄る – Vocabulary details

寄よる

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

寄

get near

Pitch accent

よ

る

Conjugations...Used in: 4590

Used in vocabulary (28 in total)

駆かけ寄よる

to rush over; to run up to

歩あゆみ寄よる

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

詰つめ寄よる

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

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Examples (11 in total)

帰かえりがけに郵ゆう便びん局きょくに寄よるよ。

I'll stop by the post office on the way home.

次つぎのガソリンスタンドに寄よろう。

Let's stop at the next service station.

ちょっと寄よって飲のんでいこう。

Let's drop in for a drink.

どうして昨日きのう、寄よってくれなかったの？

How come you didn't stop by yesterday?

虫むしは光ひかりに寄よってくる。

Insects are attracted to light.

トムの家いえにちょっと寄よってきたんだ。

I stopped by Tom's house.

地ち図ずが欲ほしいから、ちょっと本ほん屋やに寄よっていい？

I want a map, so do you mind if we drop by the bookstore for a bit?

東とう京きょうのいくつかのホテルに寄よるリムジンバスもあります。

There are shuttle buses that stop at several hotels in Tokyo.

俺おれ、昨日きのうの夜よるに寄よったけど、ここにいなかったじゃん。

I came by last night, but you weren't here.

時じ間かんがあるなら、彼かれの画が廊ろうに寄よってみたら。

You should drop by his gallery if you have time.

この前まえ学がっ校こうの帰かえりに古ふる本ほん屋やに寄よったら長ながい間あいだ探さがしてた本ほんに遭そう遇ぐうした。

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.

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Kanji used

Pitch accent

Used in vocabulary (28 in total)

Examples (11 in total)