寄り

―より【―寄り】

¶東～の北

North by East 北微東

¶最もドア～にある絵が好きだ

I like the picture that's nearest to the door.

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I

より【寄り】

1 〔集まり〕 a gathering.

●あせもの寄り swollen eruptions due to prickly heat.

2 【相撲】 pushing one's opponent while holding his belt. [⇒よりみ]

●大関は横綱の寄りにたまらず土俵を割った. The ōzeki was no match for the yokozuna, who gripped his belt and pushed him out of the ring.

3 〔相場〕 ⇒よりつき.

II

-より【-寄り】

〔近接〕

●南寄りの風 a southerly wind

・やや西寄りのところに a little to the west 《of…》

・左[右]寄りの社会主義者 a left-[right-]of-center socialist

・山寄りの集落 a settlement near the mountains.