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寄せ付ける

寄せつける、 寄付ける

Reading

Kana: よせつける
Romaji: yosetsukeru
Kana
Romaji

Definition

v1
vt
1

to let (someone) come near; to let (someone) get close

Note: often used in the negative as 寄せ付けない, etc.

Kanji

Readings: キ、 よ.る、 -よ.り、 よ.せる
Meanings: draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward
Readings: フ、 つ.ける、 -つ.ける、 -づ.ける、 つ.け、 つ.け-、 -つ.け、 -づ.け、 -づけ、 つ.く、 -づ.く、 つ.き、 -つ.き、 -つき、 -づ.き、 -づき
Meanings: adhere, attach, refer to, append

Example Sentences

昆虫(こんちゅう)()せつけない植物(しょくぶつ)がある。
➥There are plants that repel insects.
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(かれ)機関(きかん)(じゅう)()って侵略者(しんりゃくしゃ)たちを()()けなかった。
➥He kept the invaders at bay with a machine gun.
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この(あみ)()()()けないためのものだ。
➥This net here is to keep off mosquitoes.
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コンピューター市場(しじょう)におけるIBMのシェアは(ぐん)()いていて、他社(たしゃ)(まった)()せつけない。
➥IBM has the lion's share of the large computer market; nobody else even comes close.
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