身を寄せる – Vocabulary details

身みを寄よせる

Meanings

Expression

Verb (1-dan)

1. to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on

妻つまの実じっ家かに身みを寄よせるしかないだろう。I have no choice but to stay at my wife's parents' home.

2. to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

僕ぼくはそんなことを考かんがえつつ、布ふ団とんに身みを寄よせた。While thinking such things, I nestled into the futon.

Kanji used

身

one's body

寄

get near

Conjugations...Used in: 1563

Composed of

身み

one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position

寄よせる

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

Examples (6 in total)

妻つまの実じっ家かに身みを寄よせるしかないだろう。

I have no choice but to stay at my wife's parents' home.

笑わらって、先せん生せいは少すこしだけ身みを寄よせてきた。

Smiling, the teacher leaned in just a little.

僕ぼくはそんなことを考かんがえつつ、布ふ団とんに身みを寄よせた。

While thinking such things, I nestled into the futon.

彼かの女じょは傘かさの中なかで、ふわりと俺おれに身みを寄よせる。

Under the umbrella, she gently leans in close to me.

互たがいに身みを寄よせ、名な残ごりを惜おしむカップルたち。

Couples leaning close to each other, reluctant to part.

私わたしも貴あ方なたも、ここ以い外がいに身みを寄よせる場ば所しょなんて無ないでしょう？

Neither you nor I have anywhere else to take refuge, do we?

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Examples (6 in total)