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せま
る
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to approach; to draw near; to be imminent
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
2. to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
Alt. forms
迫
せま
る
96%
せま
る
3%
逼
せま
る
Pitch accent
せ
ま
る
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Conjugations...
Used in: 485
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
さし
せま
る
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
おし
せま
る
to draw near
きき
せま
る
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
しんに
せま
る
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
しんじつに
せま
る
to close in on the truth
しんじつに
せま
る
to close in on the truth
ばんかんむねに
せま
る
to be filled with thousand emotions; to be overwhelmed by a flood of emotions; to be wrought by a thousand emotions
たんせきに
せま
る
to be on the brink of death
じしょくを
せま
る
to urge someone to resign; to insist upon someone's resignation
Examples (11 in total)
先
せん
生
せい
は
彼
かれ
に
答
こたえ
を
せまった
。
The teacher pushed him for an answer.
世
せ
界
かい
的
てき
な
危
き
機
き
がすぐそこまで
せまっている
。
A global crisis is at hand.
森
もり
の
中
なか
で、
彼
かれ
らは
気
き
がつくと
危
き
険
けん
が
せまっていた
。
In the woods they found themselves in danger.
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