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    3. 忍び寄る

    忍び寄る

    忍しのび​寄よる​

    to creep

    KMT10News #41+1Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab22 strokes

    忍びよるしのび寄る

    しのびよる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to creep, to steal up, to draw near unnoticed

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    猫ねこが獲え物ものに忍しのび寄よる。

    The cat creeps up on its prey.

    KMT10AnimalsDaily Life
    夜よるの闇やみが静しずかに忍しのび寄よってきた。

    The darkness of night quietly crept in.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    経けい済ざい危き機きが忍しのび寄よる中なか、政せい府ふは対たい策さくを急いそいでいる。

    As an economic crisis creeps closer, the government is rushing to take countermeasures.

    KMT10Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    彼かれは誰だれにも気きづかれぬよう、そっと彼かの女じょの背はい後ごに忍しのび寄よった。

    He quietly crept up behind her so that no one would notice.

    KMT10Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    老おいは誰だれにでも忍しのび寄よるもので、避さけることはできない。

    Old age creeps up on everyone, and it cannot be avoided.

    KMT10Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    忍
    しの.ぶ・しの.ばせる…(2)
    endure・bear・put up with・conceal・secrete…(2)
    Kanji
    寄
    よ.る・-よ.り・よ.せる…(4)
    draw near・stop in・bring near・gather・collect…(2)
    Kanji
    び
    bi
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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