にじり寄る（にじりよる）
JLPT N1 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 4
Meaning: to approach inch by inch
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | にじり寄ります | にじりよります |
| te-form | にじり寄って | にじりよって |
| ta-form (past) | にじり寄った | にじりよった |
| nai-form (negative) | にじり寄らない | にじりよらない |
| potential form | にじり寄れる | にじりよれる |
Example sentences
- そっと相手ににじり寄る。 — He quietly inches closer to the other person.
- じりじりとにじり寄る。 — It creeps steadily closer, inch by inch.
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