押(お)し寄(よ)せる

おしよせる
verb (ichidan, intransitive)
to surge; to crowd in; to press forward
1. to surge; to rush in; to press forward
To move forward in a mass or with force, like waves or a crowd.
大波(おおなみ)が岸(きし)に押(お)し寄(よ)せる。
Large waves surge toward the shore.
2. to crowd in; to throng
For people or things to gather or arrive in large numbers.
観客(かんきゃく)がステージに押(お)し寄(よ)せた。
The audience surged toward the stage.
注文(ちゅうもん)が押(お)し寄(よ)せて対応(たいおう)しきれない。
Orders are flooding in and we can't keep up.

CONJUGATION:

  • 押(お)し寄(よ)せる → 押(お)し寄(よ)せない (negative)
  • 押(お)し寄(よ)せる → 押(お)し寄(よ)せて (te-form)
  • 押(お)し寄(よ)せる → 押(お)し寄(よ)せた (past)

FORMATION:
Compound verb: 押(お)す (to push) + 寄(よ)せる (to bring near)

USAGE:

Often used to describe:

  • 波(なみ)が押(お)し寄(よ)せる (waves surging)
  • 群衆(ぐんしゅう)が押(お)し寄(よ)せる (crowd pressing in)
  • 問(と)い合(あ)わせが押(お)し寄(よ)せる (inquiries flooding in)
  • 不安(ふあん)が押(お)し寄(よ)せる (anxiety welling up)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 殺到(さっとう)する - to rush in, to flood (more intense)

Related Words

Related: 押(お)す (to push)
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Added 2026.1.18 14:06 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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