Vocab Info

N2 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

(ちか)づけるto bring near, to put close, to let come near, to associate with

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to bring near, to bring close, to let go near

    2. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to associate with, to bring (people) together, to let come near (of a person)

    All Forms

    近づける 【ちかづける】近付ける 【ちかづける】

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    Examples

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      薬品(やくひん)(かお)(ちか)けないで(くだ)さい。

      Please do not bring your face close to the chemicals. {to bring near, to put close, to let come near, to associate with}

      • N2

      給料(きゅうりょう)目標(もくひょう)(がく)(ちか)づけるために必死(ひっし)(はたら)く。

      I work desperately to get my salary closer to my target amount. {to bring near, to put close, to let come near, to associate with}

      • N2

      誘拐(ゆうかい)(はん)が、(ちい)さな(おんな)()(くるま)(ちか)づけています。

      The kidnapper is approaching the little girl with a car. {to bring near, to put close, to let come near, to associate with}

      • N2

      (ちい)さな()にはテレビに(かお)(ちか)づけてしまう傾向(けいこう)があるそうです。

      It seems that small children tend to get their faces close to the TV. {to bring near, to put close, to let come near, to associate with}

      • N2

      この(まち)での犯罪(はんざい)件数(けんすう)をゼロに(ちか)づけるべく、パトロールを強化(きょうか)しました。

      In order to get the number of crimes in this town close to zero, we strengthened patrols. {to bring near, to put close, to let come near, to associate with}

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