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靡かす (なびかす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
seduce ; win over ; conquer (someone's heart)
Used for charming or persuading someone, often in romantic or interpersonal contexts. Can imply bending someone's will or making them yield emotionally.
あの 政せい 治じ 家か は 巧たく み な 話わ 術じゅつ で 有ゆう 権けん 者しゃ を 靡なび か せ た 。
That politician won over the voters with skillful rhetoric.
Written forms 靡なび かす Usage 10%
Standard kanji spelling; the kanji 靡 is somewhat rare but is the conventional form for this verb.
なびかす Usage 90%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is considered difficult.
Similar words 靡なび く 靡く is intransitive, meaning 'to bend' or 'to yield' (e.g., 風に靡く). 靡かす is the transitive counterpart, meaning 'to make someone yield' or 'to seduce'.
口く 説ど く 口説く focuses on verbal persuasion or wooing, often with a persistent or pleading nuance. 靡かす is broader, implying charming or winning over through various means, not necessarily verbal.
Etymology Derived from the intransitive verb 靡く (なびく, 'to bend, yield') with the transitive/causative suffix す. The kanji 靡 is a phono-semantic compound, but the exact historical derivation is uncertain.
