Meaning of 歩み寄る in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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歩み寄る
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Kana Readingあゆみよる
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Romajiayumiyoru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to step up; to compromise; to meet halfway
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Example Sentences
歩み寄る, あゆみよる used in context
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He walked up to her.
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Both sides had to compromise with each other.
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聖職者は人生の落伍者の方に味方して、勝利者を説得し、歩み寄らせることを生業としているようにおもえる。
The priest seems to make it a practice to climb on the underdog's bandwagon and persuade the other side to compromise.
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I came out of the garage and walked to the truck.
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Mike walked up to the boy.
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We solved the problem by mutual concessions.
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Kanji found in this word
draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward
On: キ
Kun: よ.る, -よ.り, よ.せる
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