迫る (せまる, semaru) Japanese meaning: approach | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000迫る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 迫る | 迫らない |
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| Polite | 迫ります | 迫りません |
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| Past polite | 迫りました | 迫りませんでした |
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| Past | 迫った | 迫らなかった |
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| Te-form | 迫って | 迫らないで |
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| Desire | 迫りたい | 迫りたくない |
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| Potential | 迫れる | 迫れない |
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| Passive | 迫られる | 迫られない |
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| Causative | 迫らせる | 迫らせない |
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| Causative passive | 迫らせられるalso 迫らされる | 迫らせられないalso 迫らされない |
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| Volitional | 迫ろう | |
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| Polite volitional | 迫りましょう | |
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| Imperative | 迫れ | 迫るな |
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| Conditional | 迫れば | 迫らなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 迫ったら | 迫らなかったら |
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The deadline is approaching.
A typhoon is approaching Kyushu.
Usage patterns
〈時〉が迫るfor a time or deadline to be drawing near
The submission deadline is drawing near.
〈人〉に〈事〉を迫るto press someone to do something
I pressed my boss to withdraw his resignation letter.
危機が迫るfor a crisis or danger to be approaching
A management crisis is looming over the company.
〈人〉に返答を迫るto press someone for an answer or response
The reporters pressed the politician for a response.
Expressions· 7
真に迫るtrue to life; lifelike; realistic 真実に迫るclose in on the truth; get closer to the truth
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万感胸に迫るbe overwhelmed by a flood of emotions; be filled with deep emotion
追い上げる
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迫る conveys drawing near or pressing close in a broader sense, while 追い上げる is used specifically for a pursuer steadily closing a competitive gap.
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逼るUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
