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よこす · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	よこす	よこさない
Polite	よこします	よこしません
Past polite	よこしました	よこしませんでした
Past	よこした	よこさなかった
Te-form	よこして	よこさないで
Desire	よこしたい	よこしたくない
Potential	よこせる	よこせない
Passive	よこされる	よこされない
Causative	よこさせる	よこさせない
Causative passive	よこさせられる	よこさせられない
Volitional	よこそう
Polite volitional	よこしましょう
Imperative	よこせ	よこすな
Conditional	よこせば	よこさなければ
Tara conditional	よこしたら	よこさなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

send; forward

usually written using kana alone

Used when someone sends something to the speaker or the speaker's in-group. The direction is toward the speaker.

母ははが小こ包づつみをよこした。
My mother sent me a parcel.
彼かれは返へん事じをよこさなかった。
He didn't send a reply.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

hand over; give

usually written using kana alone

Often used for handing over money or objects to the speaker. Implies the action is directed toward the speaker.

彼かれは私わたしにお金かねをよこした。
He handed me the money.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が手て紙がみをよこすsomeone sends a letter (to the speaker)
彼かれは久ひさしぶりに手て紙がみをよこした。
He sent me a letter after a long time.
金かねをよこすto hand over money (to the speaker)
彼かれは約やく束そくのお金かねをよこした。
He handed over the money he had promised.
〈人ひと〉を使つかいによこすto send someone as a messenger (to the speaker)
社しゃ長ちょうは部ぶ下かを使つかいによこした。
The president sent his subordinate as a messenger to me.
返へん事じをよこすto send a reply (to the speaker)
彼かの女じょはすぐに返へん事じをよこした。
She sent a reply right away.

Kanji

寄draw near, stop in, bring near
越surpass, cross over, move to
遣dispatch, despatch, send

Related words

送おくるN5sense 1
送る is the general verb for sending something to any destination, while 寄越す specifically means sending it toward the speaker.
渡わたすN5sense 2
渡す means to hand something over to someone in general, whereas 寄越す carries the added nuance that the object comes toward the speaker.
差さし出だすN2sense 2
差し出す describes holding out or submitting something to someone without any directional focus, while 寄越す implies the item is being sent to the speaker.

Don't confuse with

越こすN2
越す means to cross or exceed something, while 寄越す is a distinct verb meaning to send or hand something toward the speaker, despite sharing the kanji 越.

Written forms

よこすUsage80%
Usually written in kana. The kanji forms 寄越す and 遣す are rare.
寄よ越こすUsage14%
Rare kanji spelling; the kana form is strongly preferred.
寄よこすUsage6%
search-only kanji form
遣よこす
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; the kana form is strongly preferred.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 寄す (よす, 'to bring near') with an old directional suffix, indicating movement toward the speaker. The exact historical development is uncertain.