► 動詞
寄る [(2)よる] meaning: gather rank: 1
☆ 砂糖に蟻が寄ってきた ⇨ Ants gathered around sugar
寄る [(2)よる] [寄ってたかって] meaning: gather rank: 1
☆ 他の子供達が寄ってたかって彼のことを苛めた ⇨ Other children gathered and took turns at bullying him
寄せる [よせる] meaning: move rank: 1
☆ 彼は車を路肩に寄せて止めた ⇨ He moved the car to the roadside and stopped (☛ Move something toward something)
☆ 荷物を脇に寄せて下さい ⇨ Please move your stuff more to the side (☛ Move something toward something)
寄る [(2)よる] meaning: move rank: 1
☆ もう少し右に寄って！ ⇨ Move a little bit to the right! (☛ Move toward something)
寄る [(2)よる] meaning: visit rank: 1
☆ 明日寄ります ⇨ I will stop by tomorrow
☆ 帰りにコンビニに寄って行く ⇨ I stop by at a convenience store on my way home (☛ Make a quick visit)
寄り添う [(3)よりそう] meaning: close rank: 2
☆ 寄り添って歩く二人 ⇨ A couple holding each other close and walking
寄り掛かる [(4)よりかかる] meaning: lean on rank: 2
☆ 彼は壁に寄り掛かっている ⇨ He is leaning against a wall
寄せる [よせる] [liter] meaning: send rank: 2
☆ テレビ局に多くの苦情が寄せられた ⇨ Many complaints were sent to the TV station (☛ Many to send something to one recipient. Used from the recipient’s point of view)
☆ 御感想を御寄せ下さい ⇨ Please send, give, us your comments (☛ Many to send something to one recipient. Used from the recipient’s point of view)
☆ 被災地援助に多くの寄付金が寄せられた ⇨ A lot of donations have been sent to the disaster relief (☛ Many to send something to one recipient. Used from the recipient’s point of view)
寄せ集める [(5)よせあつめる] meaning: collect rank: 3
☆ 彼は寄せ集めた部品で車を作った ⇨ He built a car out of randomly collected parts (☛ Gather random, often of low quality, things and put them together)
寄せ付ける [よせつける] [寄せ付けない] meaning: distance rank: 3
☆ 彼の他を寄せ付けない実力 ⇨ His ability that won’t let others come close. His peerless ability (☛ Usually used in negative as 寄せ付けない)
☆ 彼は他人を寄せ付けない ⇨ He won’t let others get close to him (☛ Usually used in negative as 寄せ付けない)
寄せる [よせる] [liter] meaning: feel rank: 3
☆ この問題には多くの人達が関心を寄せている ⇨ Many people are interested in, paying attention to, this issue
☆ 多くの人達が同情を寄せた ⇨ Many people sympathized
☆ 彼は長年彼女に想いを寄せてきた ⇨ He has had feelings for her for many years
寄せる [よせる] meaning: gather rank: 3
☆ 彼女は額に皺を寄せている ⇨ She is gathering wrinkles in her forehead. She is frowning
寄せる [よせる] [寄せて貰う] [coll] [polite] meaning: visit rank: 3
☆ ちょっと寄せて貰ってもいいですか？ ⇨ Can I go see you a little quick? (☛ Always “寄せて + do for me” like 寄せて貰う・頂く)
寄り付く [よりつく] meaning: approach rank: 4
☆ 皆彼を恐れて寄り付かない ⇨ Everybody is scared of him and won’t come near (☛ Usually used in negative as “寄り付かない”)
寄り倒す [(4)よりたおす] meaning: bring down rank: 4
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寄り合う [(3)よりあう] meaning: gather rank: 4
☆ 皆で寄り合って相談した ⇨ We got together and had a powwow
寄り集まる [(5)よりあつまる] meaning: gather rank: 4
☆ 皆で寄り集まって相談した ⇨ We gathered, huddled up, and discussed
寄り切る [(3)よりきる] meaning: persuade rank: 4
☆ 彼は彼女を口説き続けて遂に寄り切った ⇨ He kept courting her until she agreed (☛ Originally about a sumo wrestler forcing the opponent out of the ring little by little)
寄り付く [よりつく] meaning: price rank: 4
☆ 一ドル130円で寄り付いた ⇨ The market started at a dollar 130 yen (☛ A trading market term)
► 成句
寄ってたかって [(5)よってたかって] meaning: group rank: 3
☆ 彼等は彼を寄ってたかって苛めた ⇨ They ganged up on him and harassed him (☛ Always negative)
寄せる [よせる] [身を寄せる] meaning: stay rank: 3
☆ 彼女は暫くの間友達の家に身を寄せた ⇨ She stayed at her friend’s place for a while (☛ Take a refuge)
► 名詞
寄せ集め [よせあつめ] meaning: collect rank: 3
☆ 寄せ集めの野球チームが優勝した ⇨ A hodgepodge baseball team won the championship (☛ Gather random, often of low quality, things and put them together)
寄り道 [よりみち] meaning: detour rank: 3
☆ 彼は寄り道をせずに真っ直ぐ家に帰った ⇨ He went home straight without making any detour
寄り合い [よりあい] meaning: meet rank: 4
☆ 町内の寄り合いに行ってきた ⇨ I went to a town meeting (☛ A local community meeting)