Japanese

よりそう
Meaning: to snuggle up to; to get close to; to stay by one's side
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 寄り添う 寄り添わない
Polite 寄り添います 寄り添いません
Past 寄り添った 寄り添わなかった
Polite + Past 寄り添いました 寄り添いませんでした
Te-form 寄り添って 寄り添わなくて
Potential 寄り添える 寄り添えない
Passive 寄り添われる 寄り添われない
Causative 寄り添わせる 寄り添わせない
Causative + Passive 寄り添わされる 寄り添わされない
Imperative 寄り添え 寄り添うな

Handwriting

寄
り
添
う

Example sentences

She quietly snuggled up to him.
彼は「医は仁術なり」を信念として、患者に寄り添っている。
Believing that 'medicine is a benevolent art,' he stays close to his patients.
あの二人は関関雎鳩の仲で、いつも寄り添っている。
Those two are a harmonious couple, always staying close to each other.

Usage Notes

Means to physically get close to someone, or emotionally support and stay close to them.

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