Word details
のしかかる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word のしかかる.
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Entry
1
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone)
2
to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
Examples
その税は農民に重くのしかかった。
The tax bore hard on the peasantry.
責任が、私に重くのしかかっている。
The responsibility weighs on me.
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