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りかかる

rarely used kanji formgodan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)intransitive verb

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Meanings

  • to lean against, to recline on, to lean on
  • to rely on, to depend on

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Example sentences

彼女かのじょつかれてかべりかかった

She was tired and leaned against the wall.

としるとだれかにりかかりたくなるものだ。

As one gets older, one tends to want to rely on someone.

かれはいつも他人たにんたすけにりかかってばかりいる。

He is always depending on the help of others.

ソファにりかかりながらほんむのが彼女かのじょ習慣しゅうかんだった。

It was her habit to read books while reclining on the sofa.

組織そしき存続そんぞく一人ひとり指導者しどうしゃ能力のうりょくりかかることは危険きけんである。

It is dangerous to make the survival of an organization dependent on the ability of a single leader.