打ち寄せる

うちよせる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack

Kanji

• 打 hit. Read as うち.
• 寄 draw near. Read as よせる.

Example sentences

• パプアニューギニア近くのカーテレット諸島では、海水が家のまわりにうち寄せているので、すでに家を離れなければならなくなった人たちがいる。
  In the Carteret Islands, near Papua New Guinea, some people have already had to leave their homes because the seawater is washing around their houses.

Common phrases

• 波が打ち寄せる

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