I Love Kanji寄せる (yoseru)
寄せる (よせる, yoseru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to come near; to let someone approach”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- よせる
- Romaji
- yoseru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to come near; to let someone approach · ichidan verb, transitive
- to bring near; to bring together; to collect; to gather · ichidan verb, transitive
- to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to contribute; to donate · ichidan verb, transitive
- to let someone drop by · ichidan verb, transitive
- to add (numbers) · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 寄せる
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 寄せる | よせる yoseru |
| Polite (~masu) | 寄せます | よせます yosemasu |
| Negative | 寄せない | よせない yosenai |
| Polite negative | 寄せません | よせません yosemasen |
| Past | 寄せた | よせた yoseta |
| Polite past | 寄せました | よせました yosemashita |
| Negative past | 寄せなかった | よせなかった yosenakatta |
| Te-form | 寄せて | よせて yosete |
| Potential | 寄せられる | よせられる yoserareru |
| Passive | 寄せられる | よせられる yoserareru |
| Causative | 寄せさせる | よせさせる yosesaseru |
| Volitional | 寄せよう | よせよう yoseyou |
| Imperative | 寄せろ | よせろ yosero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 寄せれば | よせれば yosereba |
Kanji in 寄せる
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 寄せる.
寄るよるto approach寄付きふcontribution年寄としよりold person片寄るかたよるto lean (to one side)近寄るちかよるto approach寄贈きぞうdonation寄与きよcontribution立ち寄るたちよるto drop by取り寄せるとりよせるto order寄りよりpushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters押し寄せるおしよせるto advance on寄り掛かるよりかかるto lean against
Source: JMdict entry 1219560 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.