JLPT N3 Intermediate
近づける
To bring close; to allow to approach.
Readings
Other forms
近付ける alternative kanji
近づけます polite form
近づけて te-form
近づけない negative form
1 Transitive Ichidan Verb
To bring something closer
Describes the active motion of reducing the physical distance between an object and a target.
Example
顔 を もっと 近づけて 、 よく 見て 。
Bring your face closer and take a good look.
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2 Transitive Ichidan Verb
To let someone get close / To associate with
Refers to the act of allowing someone to interact with or come into the proximity of a person or group.
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