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寄り掛かる (よりかかる): to lean against, to recline on, to lean on, to rely on — Japanese vocabulary

寄り掛かる is read よりかかる and means "to lean against, to recline on, to lean on, to rely on". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

寄り掛かる

Reading
よりかかる · yorikakaru
Translation
to lean against, to recline on, to lean on, to rely on
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
よりかかるが

Example

この壁に寄りかかってはいけない。

このかべによりかかってはいけない。

Don't lean against this wall.

Kanji in this word

  • 寄 — Draw Near, Stop In, Bring Near
  • 掛 — Hang, Suspend, Depend

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