“To be close to” in Japanese
Short answer
To be close to in Japanese is “寄る” (yoru). Full meaning: to approach, to draw near, to come near, to be close to; to gather (in one place), to come together, to meet; to stop by (while on one's way to another place), to drop by, to make a short visit.
Other ways to say “To be close to” in Japanese
寄れる
yoreru to approach, to draw near, to come near, to be close to; to gather (in one place), to come together, to meet; to stop by (while on one's way to another place), to drop by, to make a short visit
よれる
yoreru to approach, to draw near, to come near, to be close to; to gather (in one place), to come together, to meet; to stop by (while on one's way to another place), to drop by, to make a short visit
寄っ
yo to approach, to draw near, to come near, to be close to; to gather (in one place), to come together, to meet; to stop by (while on one's way to another place), to drop by, to make a short visit
寄ッ
yo to approach, to draw near, to come near, to be close to; to gather (in one place), to come together, to meet; to stop by (while on one's way to another place), to drop by, to make a short visit
よれれ
yorere to approach, to draw near, to come near, to be close to; to gather (in one place), to come together, to meet; to stop by (while on one's way to another place), to drop by, to make a short visit
よれろ
yorero to approach, to draw near, to come near, to be close to; to gather (in one place), to come together, to meet; to stop by (while on one's way to another place), to drop by, to make a short visit
よれん
yoren to approach, to draw near, to come near, to be close to; to gather (in one place), to come together, to meet; to stop by (while on one's way to another place), to drop by, to make a short visit
よれよ
yoreyo to approach, to draw near, to come near, to be close to; to gather (in one place), to come together, to meet; to stop by (while on one's way to another place), to drop by, to make a short visit
よれりゃ
yorerya to approach, to draw near, to come near, to be close to; to gather (in one place), to come together, to meet; to stop by (while on one's way to another place), to drop by, to make a short visit
よれよっ
yoreyo to approach, to draw near, to come near, to be close to; to gather (in one place), to come together, to meet; to stop by (while on one's way to another place), to drop by, to make a short visit
よれよふ
yoreyoo to approach, to draw near, to come near, to be close to; to gather (in one place), to come together, to meet; to stop by (while on one's way to another place), to drop by, to make a short visit
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