寄り掛かる (よりかかる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

寄り掛かる (よりかかる) means to lean on / to recline against / to rely on.

See example sentences below.

寄り掛かる at a glance

寄り掛かる

よりかかるyorikakaru

N1verb

to lean on / to recline against / to rely on

寄り掛かるよりかかるyorikakaruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to lean on / to recline against / to rely on

Example 1

壁に寄り掛かって休んだ。

Translation

I rested by leaning against the wall.

Example 2

彼は私に寄り掛かって頼った。

Translation

He leaned on me and asked for help.