Illustration: In a Japanese community-center room, several neighbors sit in a close semicircle around a small table of family photographs. One elderly participant's chair remains noticeably farther away, leaving him leaning forward and squinting.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

寄よせる

yoseru

to bring closer, to gather

Example sentences

  1. 道みちの脇わきに寄よせてください。

    Pull over to the side, please.

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  2. いすをもっと火ひの近ちかくに寄よせなさい。

    Draw your chair closer to the fire.

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  3. 彼女かのじょは額ひたいに皺しわを寄よせた。

    She wrinkled her brows.

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Kanji in 寄

  • 寄draw near; stop inOnキKunよる・よせる

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