迫る (せまる) — to approach, to press, to urge
迫る
to approach
Frequency #1821
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
2 characters
godan verb (-ru) · transitive/intransitive
Part of speech (JMdict: v5r, vi, vt)
semaru
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
せまる[2] nakadaka 中高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- to approach
- to press
- to urge