Vocabulary

What does 押し寄せる (おしよせる, oshiyoseru) mean?

押し寄せる (おしよせる, oshiyoseru) means to surge forward, to swarm in, to flood in.

Quick facts
Reading	おしよせる
Romaji	oshiyoseru
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

押し寄せるおしよせる

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkoshiyoseru

to surge forward, to swarm in, to flood in

Example sentences

津波(つなみ)が海岸(かいがん)に押(お)し寄(よ)せてきた。
The tsunami surged onto the coast.
開店(かいてん)と同時(どうじ)に客(きゃく)が押(お)し寄(よ)せた。
Customers flooded in as soon as the store opened.