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Meaning of 迫る in Japanese
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迫る, 逼るJLPT 2
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Kana Readingせまる
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Romajisemaru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to approach; to draw near; to be imminent
- Example sentence
- 大寒：１年で最も寒さが厳しくなる日ですが、春がもうすぐ間近に迫っているとも言えます。 Major Cold: It's the day of the year that the cold is most severe, but you could also say that Spring is just coming around the corner.
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Examples of 迫る, 逼る, せまる in a sentence
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大寒：１年で最も寒さが厳しくなる日ですが、春がもうすぐ間近に迫っているとも言えます。
Major Cold: It's the day of the year that the cold is most severe, but you could also say that Spring is just coming around the corner.
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Evening was closing in on the valley.
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The appointed day is close at hand.
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The impending examination loomed large in her mind.
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The walls close in on me.
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She told a white lie out of necessity.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 迫る
- Plain Polite
- 迫ります
- Negative
- 迫らない
- Negative Polite
- 迫りません
Past
- Plain
- 迫った
- Plain Polite
- 迫りました
- Negative
- 迫らなかった
- Negative Polite
- 迫りませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 迫って
- Plain Polite
- 迫りまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 迫られる
- Plain Polite
- 迫られます
- Negative
- 迫られない
- Negative Polite
- 迫られません
Kanji in this word
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12 strokes
urge, force, imminent, spur on
On'Yomi: フク, ヒツ, ヒョク, ヒキ
Kun'Yomi: せま.る, むかばき