寄り添う
Reading: よりそう
Meaning: to stay close to, to snuggle up to
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Example Sentence
母 が 優しく 寄り添って くれた
My mother kindly stayed close to comfort me.
Usage Notes
Used both literally for physical closeness and figuratively for emotional support.
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