Illustration: On the wooden veranda of a Japanese house, a seated woman slowly strokes a cat from its shoulders along its back. Her palm lies open against the fur, fingers relaxed and following the curve of the animal rather than gripping it.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

撫なでる

naderu

to stroke, to pet

Example sentences

子供こどもが猫ねこを撫なでている。
The child is stroking a cat.
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あの夜よる、彼女かのじょの肌はだを優やさしく撫なでていた。
That night, I gently stroked her skin.
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姉あねみたいな慈愛じあいに満みちた表情ひょうじょうで、頭あたまを撫なでてくる。
She pats my head with a loving expression, like an older sister.
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Kanji in 撫

撫stroke; patOnブ・フKunなでる

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