Entry
  1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

    to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)

    彼らは町に攻め寄せた。
    They advanced on the town.

Also written 攻寄せる【せめよせる】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

aggression, attack, criticize, polish

Kun
せ.める
On
コウ
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
532 of 2500
Radical
rap
WaniKani
Level 28

Built from

Used in names as

おさむ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
4i3.2The Kanji Dictionary
1814.0Four corner code
3166deroo
653bUnicode hex code
1-25-22JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1457Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2331New Nelson (John Haig)
242New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
286Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
179Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
215Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
330Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
352Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
594A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
380Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
970Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13120Morohashi
1247A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
819Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
838Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1388Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1132Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1040Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
934Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
336Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gong1Pinyin reading
gongKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward

Kun
よ.る-よ.りよ.せる
On
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
673 of 2500
Radical
roof
WaniKani
Level 29

Built from

Used in names as

よせよりよろ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-8SKIP code
3m8.8The Kanji Dictionary
3062.1Four corner code
749deroo
5bc4Unicode hex code
1-20-83JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1318Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1345New Nelson (John Haig)
2291New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2856Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1473Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1983Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
192Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
204Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
545A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1525Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
692Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7203Morohashi
642A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1361Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1445Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
576sakade
471Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
671henshall3
727Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1120Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
486Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
196Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji4Pinyin reading
giKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
29WaniKani level