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    3. 歩み寄る

    歩み寄る

    歩あゆみ​寄よる​

    to compromise

    KMT9News #28+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    歩みよる

    あゆみよる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to compromise, to meet halfway
    2.
    to step up to, to walk up to, to approach

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    彼かれらは意い見けんが違ちがったが、最さい終しゅう的てきに歩あゆみ寄よった。

    Their opinions differed, but they eventually compromised.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    交こう渉しょうを成せい功こうさせるためには、お互たがいが歩あゆみ寄よる姿し勢せいが重じゅう要ようだ。

    For negotiations to succeed, it's important for both sides to be willing to compromise.

    KMT9Business & FinanceEmotions & Psychology
    夫ふう婦ふ関かん係けいを円えん満まんに保たもつには、相あい手ての気き持もちに歩あゆみ寄よることが大たい切せつだ。

    To maintain a harmonious marital relationship, it's important to compromise with your partner's feelings.

    KMT9Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    政せい治じ家かたちは、国こく民みんの期き待たいに応こたえるため、党とう派はを超こえて歩あゆみ寄よるべきだ。

    Politicians should compromise across party lines to meet the expectations of the public.

    KMT9Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    異ことなる文ぶん化かを持もつ人ひと々びとが共きょう存ぞんするためには、相そう互ご理り解かいと歩あゆみ寄よりの精せい神しんが不ふ可か欠けつである。

    For people of different cultures to coexist, a spirit of mutual understanding and compromise is indispensable.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    歩
    ある.く・あゆ.む…(6)
    walk・counter for steps
    Kanji
    寄
    よ.る・-よ.り・よ.せる…(4)
    draw near・stop in・bring near・gather・collect…(2)
    Kanji
    み
    mi
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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