I Love Kanji迫る (semaru)
迫る (せまる, semaru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to approach; to draw near”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- せまる
- Romaji
- semaru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to approach; to draw near; to be imminent · godan verb, intransitive
- to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 迫る
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 迫る | せまる semaru |
| Polite (~masu) | 迫ります | せまります semarimasu |
| Negative | 迫らない | せまらない semaranai |
| Polite negative | 迫りません | せまりません semarimasen |
| Past | 迫った | せまった sematta |
| Polite past | 迫りました | せまりました semarimashita |
| Negative past | 迫らなかった | せまらなかった semaranakatta |
| Te-form | 迫って | せまって sematte |
| Potential | 迫れる | せまれる semareru |
| Passive | 迫られる | せまられる semarareru |
| Causative | 迫らせる | せまらせる semaraseru |
| Volitional | 迫ろう | せまろう semarou |
| Imperative | 迫れ | せまれ semare |
| Conditional (~ba) | 迫れば | せまれば semareba |
Kanji in 迫る
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 迫る.
Source: JMdict entry 1475720 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.