Word Meaning しわ寄せ

しわよせ shiwayose

しわ寄せ is read as しわよせ (shiwayose) and means shifting (the burden) onto.

Meaning

English

  1. shifting (the burden) onto
  2. ill effects
  3. negative consequences
  4. burden
  5. strain
  6. brunt
  7. loss

Reading

Kana

しわよせ

Romaji

shiwayose

Writing Variants

  • シワ寄せ しわよせ shiwayose
  • 皺寄せ しわよせ shiwayose

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 127860 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

寄せ

よせ

last moves (in go, shogi, or chess)

人寄せ

ひとよせ

gathering of people

大寄せ

おおよせ

calling many prostitutes and entertainers and having a big party

名寄せ

なよせ

aggregation of names, addresses, etc.

口寄せ

くちよせ

female medium

土寄せ

つちよせ

piling up or covering with earth

車寄せ

くるまよせ

carriage porch

季寄せ

きよせ

dictionary of seasonal words (for haiku and haikai)

幅寄せ

はばよせ

(car) being run off the road

年寄り

としより

important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

寄付

きふ

contribution

寄せる

よせる

to add (numbers)

Example Sentences

1

The serious job shortage is also affecting those illegal foreign workers.