寄り掛かる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 寄り掛かる | 寄り掛からない |
| Polite | 寄り掛かります | 寄り掛かりません |
| Past polite | 寄り掛かりました | 寄り掛かりませんでした |
| Past | 寄り掛かった | 寄り掛からなかった |
| Te-form | 寄り掛かって | 寄り掛からないで |
| Desire | 寄り掛かりたい | 寄り掛かりたくない |
| Potential | 寄り掛かれる | 寄り掛かれない |
| Passive | 寄り掛かられる | 寄り掛かられない |
| Causative | 寄り掛からせる | 寄り掛からせない |
| Causative passive | 寄り掛からせられるalso 寄り掛からされる | 寄り掛からせられないalso 寄り掛からされない |
| Volitional | 寄り掛かろう | |
| Polite volitional | 寄り掛かりましょう | |
| Imperative | 寄り掛かれ | 寄り掛かるな |
| Conditional | 寄り掛かれば | 寄り掛からなければ |
| Tara conditional | 寄り掛かったら | 寄り掛からなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
lean against; lean on; recline on
Physical sense: resting one's weight against something for support. Often used with 壁 (wall), 椅子 (chair), 机 (desk), etc.
He was standing leaning against the wall.
Exhausted, I leaned back in the chair.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Figurative sense: depending on someone emotionally, financially, or for support. Often used with 人 (person) or 親 (parent).
He is always relying on his parents.
Don't lean on others too much; think for yourself.
I was tired, so I leaned against the wall and rested for a bit.
He always depends heavily on his parents to get by.
自立する means to become independent and stand on one's own, the opposite of 寄り掛かる's sense of depending on someone else.
寄る shares the kanji 寄 with 寄り掛かる but simply means to approach or come near, without any sense of leaning or depending for support.
Rarely used kanji form.
Rarely used kanji form.