Illustration: On the kitchen floor of a Japanese apartment, a caregiver kneels at arm's length from a timid kitten tucked beneath a chair. Keeping their own body still, they slide a shallow food bowl toward the kitten with one extended hand.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

近ちかづける

chikazukeru

to bring close, to let near

Example sentences

  1. いすをもっと机つくえに近ちかづけなさい。

    Move the chair nearer to the desk.

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  2. 子供こどもを池いけに近ちかづけるな。

    Keep children away from the pond.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 子供こどもたちを薬くすりに近付ちかづけるな。

    Keep children away from medicine.

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Kanji in 近

  • 近near; earlyOnキン・コンKunちかい

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