Unit 05 Compound Verbs (381–480)

Vocabulary

• 寄（よ）りかかる (寄りかかる): lean on; rely on
• もたれかかる: lean against; lean on
• つかみかかる: grab at; lunge at
• 突（つ）っかかる (突っかかる): lunge at; pick a quarrel
• 飛（と）びかかる/跳（と）びかかる (飛びかかる/跳びかかる): pounce on; leap at
• 取（と）りかかる (取りかかる): begin; start
• 暮（く）れかかる (暮れかかる): grow dark; near the end
• 落（お）ちかかる (落ちかかる): about to fall; starting to fall
• 立（た）てかける (立てかける): prop up; lean against
• 話（はな）しかける (話しかける): address; speak to
• 働（はたら）きかける (働きかける): appeal to; influence
• 押（お）しかける (押しかける): barge in; show up uninvited
• 詰（つ）めかける (詰めかける): crowd into; flock to
• 見（み）せかける (見せかける): pretend; fake
• 言（い）いかける (言いかける): start to say; begin to say
• 溺（おぼ）れかける (溺れかける): be about to drown; nearly drown
• 言（い）いつける (言いつける): instruct; tell on
• 駆（か）けつける (駆けつける): rush to; hurry to
• 決（き）めつける (決めつける): assume; jump to conclusions
• 送（おく）り付（つ）ける (送り付ける): send to; send (unsolicited)
• 押（お）し付（つ）ける (押し付ける): to force upon; to press against
• にらみつける: to glare at
• たたきつける: to slam down
• 怒鳴（どな）りつける (怒鳴りつける): to shout at

Frequently asked questions

What does 「寄（よ）りかかる」 mean in this lesson?

lean on; rely on

What does 「もたれかかる」 mean in this lesson?

lean against; lean on

What does 「つかみかかる」 mean in this lesson?

grab at; lunge at

What does 「突（つ）っかかる」 mean in this lesson?

lunge at; pick a quarrel

What does 「飛（と）びかかる/跳（と）びかかる」 mean in this lesson?

pounce on; leap at

What does 「取（と）りかかる」 mean in this lesson?

begin; start

What does 「暮（く）れかかる」 mean in this lesson?

grow dark; near the end

What does 「落（お）ちかかる」 mean in this lesson?

about to fall; starting to fall

What does 「立（た）てかける」 mean in this lesson?

prop up; lean against

What does 「話（はな）しかける」 mean in this lesson?

address; speak to

What does 「働（はたら）きかける」 mean in this lesson?

appeal to; influence

What does 「押（お）しかける」 mean in this lesson?

barge in; show up uninvited

What does 「詰（つ）めかける」 mean in this lesson?

crowd into; flock to

What does 「見（み）せかける」 mean in this lesson?

pretend; fake

What does 「言（い）いかける」 mean in this lesson?

start to say; begin to say

What does 「溺（おぼ）れかける」 mean in this lesson?

be about to drown; nearly drown

What does 「言（い）いつける」 mean in this lesson?

instruct; tell on

What does 「駆（か）けつける」 mean in this lesson?

rush to; hurry to

What does 「決（き）めつける」 mean in this lesson?

assume; jump to conclusions

What does 「送（おく）り付（つ）ける」 mean in this lesson?

send to; send (unsolicited)

What does 「押（お）し付（つ）ける」 mean in this lesson?

to force upon; to press against

What does 「にらみつける」 mean in this lesson?

to glare at

What does 「たたきつける」 mean in this lesson?

to slam down

What does 「怒鳴（どな）りつける」 mean in this lesson?

to shout at