Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
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
9. to be swayed by (a person); to yield to
Kanji used
get near
Pitch accent
Top 1300
Used in vocabulary (28 in total)
to rush over; to run up to
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to sidle up to
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to rush over; to run up to
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to stand aside; to step to the side; to move aside
to resemble
to grow old
to drift together; to drift to the shore
whenever they come together
to recall; to hit upon...; to occur to (one); to feel the call of ...
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to slide up to
to stand aside; to step to the side; to move aside
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
people may bring about their demise for love; it is easy to have one's weak points taken advantage of; (lit.) in autumn (during mating season), deer come forth when they hear (a hunter's) whistle
Examples (11 in total)
I'll stop by the post office on the way home.
Let's stop at the next service station.
Let's drop in for a drink.