寄ります（よります、yorimasu）
- to stop by

The Japanese verb 寄ります (よります) has several meanings, all related to the idea of approaching, stopping by, or gathering. It often implies a temporary stop or a deviation from a planned route. The core concept revolves around the action of "dropping in," "stopping by," or "approaching" a place or person.

⚫︎コンビニに寄ります Translation: I'll stop by the convenience store. ⚫︎友達の家に寄って、少し話しました Translation: I stopped by my friend's house and talked for a bit. ⚫︎週末に実家に寄る予定です Translation: I plan to visit my parents' house on the weekend.

⚫︎This word is typically used in casual and polite conversation, depending on the context. ⚫︎It is versatile and can describe stopping at a store, visiting someone, or going near a place. ⚫︎When planning a schedule, you can use 寄ります to indicate an unplanned stop.

⚫︎寄ります is written in hiragana as よります, with the kanji 寄 (よ) and the hiragana ります. ⚫︎The kanji 寄 means "to approach," "to get close," or "to gather." ⚫︎The okurigana (suffix hiragana) is usually ります.

⚫︎立ち寄ります (たちよります) - to stop by ⚫︎訪れます (おとずれます) - to visit (more formal) ⚫︎訪ねます (たずねます) - to visit (someone)

There isn't a direct antonym for 寄ります, as it is related to a specific action. However, the opposite might be not going or passing without stopping.

駅に寄ってから、会社に行きます ・Translation: I will stop by the station and then go to work. ・Explanation: This sentence shows that the speaker will briefly visit the station before going to their workplace.

何か用事があれば、私の家に寄ってください ・Translation: If you have something to do, please drop by my house. ・Explanation: The speaker is inviting someone to visit their house if they need something.

The verb 寄る comes from the verb stem 寄 (よ-). It is related to the idea of bringing things close together, or approaching. It is a fundamental verb in the Japanese language that conveys motion and proximity.