also: のしかかる
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Describes a person or thing physically leaning over or bending over someone or something, often with a sense of weight or pressure. The reading のしかかる is more common for this sense.
See also: のしかかる
彼は机に圧し掛かるようにして本を読んでいた。
He was reading a book, leaning over the desk.
大きな岩が道にのしかかるように落ちていた。
A large rock had fallen, leaning over the road.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
weigh on; bear heavily on; lie on
Used for physical weight pressing down on someone or something, and figuratively for burdens, responsibilities, or pressures weighing on one's mind. The reading のしかかる is more common for this sense.
See also: のしかかる
借金が彼に重くのしかかっている。
Debt weighs heavily on him.
雪が屋根にのしかかって、今にも落ちそうだ。
Snow is lying heavily on the roof, looking like it might fall any moment.