Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 寄よ りの 立たち 場ば a stance leaning toward 〈事〉
He takes a conservative-leaning stance.
寄よ りで 勝か つ to win by pushing the opponent back (sumo)
The grand champion won by yori.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 寄よ りの 席せき a seat closer to 〈場所〉
I asked for a seat closer to the window.
Expressions ありよりのあり definitely OK; definitely possible Kanji 寄 draw near, stop in, bring near Related words 気味 attaches to a noun to show a slight physical or emotional tendency (風邪気味 , 疲れ気味 ), while 寄り shows a leaning toward a position, direction, or stance (右寄り , 保守寄り ).
がち describes a habitual, often negative tendency to do something (忘れがち , 遅刻がち ), whereas 寄り describes leaning toward a side, direction, or opinion rather than a repeated action.
Word family· 32 nearest; closest
stopping by on the way; dropping in; side trip · detour; roundabout way
get close; snuggle up; nestle close
compromise; concession; reaching an agreement
relative; family member; kin
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to the right; on the right side · right-leaning; right of center
to the left; leftward · left-leaning; left of center
meeting; gathering · village assembly · sumo wrestlers approaching each other
opening session; market open · anteroom; waiting room
sometimes; occasionally; from time to time
crossed eyes; convergent strabismus
lean against; lean on; recline on · rely on; depend on
sumo elder; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association · senior statesman of the Tokugawa shogunate · important local official under the Tokugawa shogunate
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
gather together; assemble; congregate
similarity; resemblance
northerly; from the north
southerly; from the south
washed-up seaweed; stranded seaweed
pushing an opponent out with one's body
easterly; eastward; on the east side
westerly; westward; toward the west
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Written forms 寄よ り Usage 4%
Standard kanji spelling for both the sumo term and the suffix.
より Usage 95%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for the suffix sense.
ヨリ Usage <1%
Etymology Derived from the verb 寄る (よる , 'to approach, to draw near'). The sumo sense comes from the action of pushing while close to the opponent; the suffix sense extends the idea of 'drawing near' to mean 'tending toward' or 'close to'.
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