Japanese

Verb

寄せる ‎(transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana よせる, romaji yoseru)

1. to approach, to draw near to
2. to close with (in battle), to make an onslaught on

   also written as 襲せる

   Quotations

   • 1939: そこへ道三様の兵は長良川をこえて一挙に襲せようという計略なのだ。 — Eiji Yoshikawa, Taiko (1990, Kodansha, Tokyo)

     そこへどうさんさまのへいはながらがわをこえていっきょによせようというけいりゃくなのだ。

     soko e dōsan-sama no hei wa nagara-gawa wo koete ikkyo ni yoseyou to iu keiryaku na no da.

     The plan is that at that point Dōsan's soldiers cross the Nagara river and immediately close with the enemy.

3. to surge
4. to set aside
5. to gather
6. to pine for, to adore

Conjugation

Derived terms

• 押し寄せる
• 攻め寄せる