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寄り添う (よりそう, yorisou) Japanese meaning: get close | Kotomora
JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 寄り添う · godan verb (-u)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 寄よ り 添そ う 寄よ り 添そ わない Polite 寄よ り 添そ います 寄よ り 添そ いません Past polite 寄よ り 添そ いました 寄よ り 添そ いませんでした Past 寄よ り 添そ った 寄よ り 添そ わなかった Te-form 寄よ り 添そ って 寄よ り 添そ わないで Desire 寄よ り 添そ いたい 寄よ り 添そ いたくない Potential 寄よ り 添そ える 寄よ り 添そ えない Passive 寄よ り 添そ われる 寄よ り 添そ われない Causative 寄よ り 添そ わせる 寄よ り 添そ わせない Causative passive 寄よ り 添そ わせられる also 寄よ り 添そ わされる 寄よ り 添そ わせられない also 寄よ り 添そ わされない Volitional 寄よ り 添そ おう Polite volitional 寄よ り 添そ いましょう Imperative 寄よ り 添そ え 寄よ り 添そ うな Conditional 寄よ り 添そ えば 寄よ り 添そ わなければ Tara conditional 寄よ り 添そ ったら 寄よ り 添そ わなかったら
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On cold nights, my cat snuggles up and sleeps with me.
She gently drew close to her grieving friend.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 寄よ り 添そ う to stay close by someone's side, offering comfort or support
He stayed close by his grieving friend's side.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 気き 持も ちに 寄よ り 添そ う to be sensitive to and share in someone's feelings
The teacher listened while being attentive to the student's feelings.
そっと 寄よ り 添そ う to gently snuggle up close
She gently nestled up close to him.
寄よ り 添そ って 歩ある く to walk closely side by side
The two of them walked closely side by side.
Kanji 寄 draw near, stop in, bring near 添 annexed, accompany, marry Related words 添う means to accompany or stay by someone's side, often in a lasting or formal sense (e.g. marriage), while 寄り添う emphasizes the act of physically or emotionally drawing close.
すり寄る describes edging or shuffling up close, often used for animals or a more physical, less emotionally warm approach than 寄り添う.
くっつく is more casual and physical, implying sticking or clinging closely, often with less emotional nuance than 寄り添う.
寄る means to approach or drop by, and lacks the sustained closeness and emotional support conveyed by 寄り添う.
Written forms 寄よ り 添そ う Usage 80%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
寄よ りそう Usage 12%
よりそう Usage 7%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji are not needed.
寄より 添そ う Usage 1%
Etymology Compound of 寄り (continuative form of 寄る, 'to approach') + 添う ('to accompany, be alongside'). The combination emphasizes drawing near and staying close.
