よる

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よる [yòrú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ɾɯ̟]

Verb

よる • (yoru) intransitive godan (stem より (yori), past よった (yotta))

1. よる: to be based on, to depend on, to be due to - (at most case)
3. 拠る: to be based on, to depend on
5. 因る: to be due to
6. 寄る: to drop by, to stop at

Usage notes

The senses 2 and 3 are usually written in hiragana.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "よる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	よら	yora
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	より	yori
Shūshikei ("terminal")	よる	yoru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	よる	yoru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	よれ	yore
Meireikei ("imperative")	よれ	yore
Key constructions
Passive	よられる	yorareru
Causative	よらせる よらす	yoraseru yorasu
Potential	よれる	yoreru
Volitional	よろう	yorō
Negative	よらない	yoranai
Negative continuative	よらず	yorazu
Formal	よります	yorimasu
Perfective	よった	yotta
Conjunctive	よって	yotte
Hypothetical conditional	よれば	yoreba

Derived terms

• よって
• よると

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of よる – see the following entry.

【選る】 [verb] select Alternative spelling 択る

(This term, よる (yoru), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as よる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as よる.)

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of よる – see the following entry.

【夜】2 [noun] the night, evening [proper noun] a female given name

(This term, よる (yoru), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as よる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as よる.)