Illustration: Inside a quiet animal shelter enclosure, a volunteer sits sideways on the floor, keeping their body small and still. A formerly wary cat stretches out from beneath a low wooden hiding box to take food from the volunteer’s open palm.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

馴ならす

narasu

to tame an animal

馴らす is the usual spelling for taming an animal. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. このライオンはよく飼かい馴ならされている。

    This lion is very tame.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれはピューマを慣ならすのに大おおいに骨ほねを折おった。

    He took great pains in taming a puma.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. この犬いぬは見知みしらぬ人ひとに吠ほえるよう慣ならされている。

    This dog is conditioned to bark at strangers.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 馴

  • 馴get used to; experiencedOnジュン・シュン・クンKunなれる・ならす・したがう

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