寄る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 寄る | 寄らない |
| Polite | 寄ります | 寄りません |
| Past polite | 寄りました | 寄りませんでした |
| Past | 寄った | 寄らなかった |
| Te-form | 寄って | 寄らないで |
| Desire | 寄りたい | 寄りたくない |
| Potential | 寄れる | 寄れない |
| Passive | 寄られる | 寄られない |
| Causative | 寄らせる | 寄らせない |
| Causative passive | 寄らせられるalso 寄らされる | 寄らせられないalso 寄らされない |
| Volitional | 寄ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 寄りましょう | |
| Imperative | 寄れ | 寄るな |
| Conditional | 寄れば | 寄らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 寄ったら | 寄らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
approach; draw near; come close
Intransitive movement toward a person, place, object, or side. Often appears as 〜に寄る or 寄ってくる.
The dog came closer to us.
Please move a little closer to the window side.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Used when people, animals, or things draw together at one place or around something.
A lot of people had gathered at the festival stalls.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
stop by; drop in; make a short visit
Used for making a short stop on the way somewhere else. Common with 帰りに, 途中で, コンビニに, and similar expressions.
I stopped by a convenience store on the way home.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
advance in age; be on the high side
The fixed expression 年が寄る for growing old, and numerical uses where values tend toward the higher side are also used. 年が寄る is less common than 年を取る in everyday speech.
See also: 年が寄る
As you grow old, you can no longer push yourself as hard.
This set of measurements is a little on the high side.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
wrinkle; become creased
Almost always used in the form しわが寄る, meaning wrinkles or creases form on skin, cloth, paper, and similar surfaces.
Wrinkles form around the eyes when one smiles.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Only when written 倚る / 凭る
A limited use meaning to rest one's body against something. Modern everyday Japanese more often uses もたれる or 寄りかかる; 倚る and 凭る are attested but search-only spellings.
The expression 柱に倚る means to lean against a pillar.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
push while gripping the belt
Sumo term for advancing and driving the opponent back while holding the mawashi belt, as in the movement leading to 寄り切り.
After grabbing the belt, the wrestler drove his opponent straight to the edge of the ring.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
settle on a price; come to a deal
Commercial or bargaining use, especially in the expression 値が寄る, for a price being agreed on and a deal coming together.
In commercial terminology, 値が寄る means that a price is settled and the transaction is concluded.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Archaic use for being influenced by or yielding to a person. Not a normal modern substitute for 従う or 影響される.
In classical usage, 人に寄る meant to be moved by or yield to someone.
I stopped by the convenience store on my way home.
Please move to the right inside the train.
The cat came close beside me.
The customers gathered together in one spot and were talking.
stopping by on the way; dropping in; side trip · detour; roundabout way
get close; snuggle up; nestle close
drop in; stop by; drop by
creep up; steal up; sneak up
compromise; concession; reaching an agreement
relative; family member; kin
compromise; meet halfway · walk up to; approach
potluck; bring-and-share
to the right; on the right side · right-leaning; right of center
draw near; close in on · press for an answer; hound; confront
run up to; rush over
to the left; leftward · left-leaning; left of center
court; woo; make advances
meeting; gathering · village assembly · sumo wrestlers approaching each other
opening session; market open · anteroom; waiting room
edge closer; snuggle up; draw near
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
resemble; be similar to
northerly; from the north
southerly; from the south
washed-up seaweed; stranded seaweed