寄り
Meanings
Noun
1. pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters
Suffix
2. having a tendency towards; being close to
Kanji used
Pitch accent
より
Used in vocabulary
年寄り
old person; elderly person; senior citizen; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
Noun
寄り道
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
Noun
Examples2
彼
He is conservative to a degree.
来週
Try us again next Monday.