Meaning of 忍び寄る in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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忍び寄る
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Kana Readingしのびよる
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Romajishinobiyoru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
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Example Sentences
忍び寄る, しのびよる used in context
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Old age creeps upon us unnoticed.
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The cat crept toward the bird.
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The killers stole up on him.
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The cat took advantage of the high grass to creep on the bird.
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Wolves stalked the flock.
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Sleep stole over us.
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
endure, bear, put up with, conceal, secrete, spy, sneak
On: ニン
Kun: しの.ぶ, しの.ばせる
7 strokes
draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward
On: キ
Kun: よ.る, -よ.り, よ.せる
11 strokes
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