Word details

言い寄る

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 言い寄る.

Dictionary

Entry

言い寄る言いよるいよIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #15255
1

to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

Examples
彼があまり熱心に言い寄ってきたので、その晩彼のお相手をした女性は、とうとう参ってしまった。
He was so vigorous in making love that his companion for the evening went down for the count.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

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7 strokesFrequency 83JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ゲンゴン

Kun

い.うこと

Nanori

とき

draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward

11 strokesFrequency 673JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Kun

よ.る-よ.りよ.せる

Nanori

よせよりよろ

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