もたれる

motareru

to lean against
to lean on
to recline on
to lie heavy (on the stomach)

ichidan verbintransitive

Also written 凭れる

Chinese meanings

倚靠；消化不良

Examples

Furigana

彼かれは壁かべにもたれていた。
He was leaning against the wall.
他靠着墙。
Tatoeba #100151
彼かれはいすの背せにもたれている。
He is leaning on the back of the chair.
他靠在椅背上。
Tatoeba #114666

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('32ffe9094a'); // もたれる

{
  "id": "32ffe9094a",
  "word": "もたれる",
  "reading": "もたれる",
  "romaji": "motareru",
  "meanings": [
    "to lean against",
    "to lean on",
    "to recline on",
    "to lie heavy (on the stomach)"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v1",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1564380,
  "other_forms": [
    "凭れる"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "彼は壁にもたれていた。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}は{壁|かべ}にもたれていた。",
      "en": "He was leaning against the wall.",
      "tatoeba_id": 100151
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼はいすの背にもたれている。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}はいすの{背|せ}にもたれている。",
      "en": "He is leaning on the back of the chair.",
      "tatoeba_id": 114666
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "6b87dc5a7a0137c01f389743e4be2c18c12d594d8c3fc9b12b82e3d8afe730af",
    "meanings": [
      "倚靠",
      "消化不良"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "彼は壁にもたれていた。",
        "zh": "他靠着墙。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼はいすの背にもたれている。",
        "zh": "他靠在椅背上。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/32ffe9094a",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1564380; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "98740a62343c0a28279b7d1592d3399938de548fca421293e6273eb637e1c6b5"
  }
}