JLPT N1 · Verb

押し寄せる (oshiyoseru)

押し寄せる (おしよせる, oshiyoseru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to advance on; to close in”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.

Reading
おしよせる
Romaji
oshiyoseru
Word class
Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards · ichidan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

ダムが切れて流域に大水が押し寄せた。
The dam gave way and sent a great flush of water down the valley.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 押し寄せる

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary押し寄せるおしよせる oshiyoseru
Polite (~masu)押し寄せますおしよせます oshiyosemasu
Negative押し寄せないおしよせない oshiyosenai
Polite negative押し寄せませんおしよせません oshiyosemasen
Past押し寄せたおしよせた oshiyoseta
Polite past押し寄せましたおしよせました oshiyosemashita
Negative past押し寄せなかったおしよせなかった oshiyosenakatta
Te-form押し寄せておしよせて oshiyosete
Potential押し寄せられるおしよせられる oshiyoserareru
Passive押し寄せられるおしよせられる oshiyoserareru
Causative押し寄せさせるおしよせさせる oshiyosesaseru
Volitional押し寄せようおしよせよう oshiyoseyou
Imperative押し寄せろおしよせろ oshiyosero
Conditional (~ba)押し寄せればおしよせれば oshiyosereba

Kanji in 押し寄せる

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 押し寄せる.

Source: JMdict entry 1180190 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.