寄る
Meanings
Godan verb
Intransitive verb
1. to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to
2. to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet
3. to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to make a short visit
4. to grow old; to grow high (number, etc.)
5. to grow (wrinkly) (in the form of しわが寄る)
6. to lean against; to recline on (also written as 倚る, 凭る)
7. to push one's opponent while holding their belt
8. to decide on a price and come to a deal
Kanji used
Pitch accent
よる
Used in vocabulary
Examples53
ちょっと 寄って 行きません か。
Won't you come in for a moment?
福田 さん の 家 へ ちょっと よって 行こう。
Let's drop in on the Fukudas.
ちょっと その 店 に よって 行きません か。
How about dropping in at the shop?
彼の 家 に 寄って みよう。
Let's call at his house.
ちょっと 銀行 に よって くる。
I'm just going to run down to the bank.
彼 は 今日 の 午後 私の 所 へ 寄って くれる だろう。
He will look in on me again this afternoon.