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押し寄せる
Readings

oshiyoseru
English
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
to advance on, to close in, to march on, to descend on (the enemy), to move towards, to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.), to rush for (the door), to inundate, to overwhelm, to push aside

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 押し寄せる, 押し寄せます
[does], will [do]
押し寄せない, 押し寄せません
doesn't [do], will not [do]
Past 押し寄せた, 押し寄せました
[did]
押し寄せなかった, 押し寄せませんでした
didn't [do]
Te-form, Continuative 押し寄せて, 押し寄せまして 押し寄せないで, 押し寄せませんで 押し寄せなくて
Kanjis
ON: オウ KUN: お.す, お.し-, お.っ-, お.さえる, おさ.える
push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of

Stroke: 8 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-3-5 FC: 5605.5


ON: KUN: よ.る, -よ.り, よ.せる
draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward

Stroke: 11 Grade: 5 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 2-3-8 FC: 3062.2


Phrases
ダムが切れて流域に大水が押し寄せた。
Parts: ダム 切れる (きれる) 流域 (りゅういき) 大水 (おおみず) 押し寄せる (おしよせる)
The dam gave way and sent a great flush of water down the valley.