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“To make advances” in Japanese

Short answer
口説く kudoku くどく

To make advances in Japanese is “口説く” (kudoku). Full meaning: to persuade, to urge, to coax, to solicit; to make advances (to), to seduce, to court, to woo, to make a play (for), to make a pass (at), to come on to, to hit on.

Other ways to say “To make advances” in Japanese

モーションを掛ける mooshonwokakeru to make advances (to), to woo, to work on someone クドく kudoku to persuade, to urge, to coax, to solicit; to make advances (to), to seduce, to court, to woo, to make a play (for), to make a pass (at), to come on to, to hit on クドい kudoi to persuade, to urge, to coax, to solicit; to make advances (to), to seduce, to court, to woo, to make a play (for), to make a pass (at), to come on to, to hit on くどく kudoku to persuade, to urge, to coax, to solicit; to make advances (to), to seduce, to court, to woo, to make a play (for), to make a pass (at), to come on to, to hit on くどい kudoi to persuade, to urge, to coax, to solicit; to make advances (to), to seduce, to court, to woo, to make a play (for), to make a pass (at), to come on to, to hit on 口説ける kudokeru to persuade, to urge, to coax, to solicit; to make advances (to), to seduce, to court, to woo, to make a play (for), to make a pass (at), to come on to, to hit on くどける kudokeru to persuade, to urge, to coax, to solicit; to make advances (to), to seduce, to court, to woo, to make a play (for), to make a pass (at), to come on to, to hit on クドける kudokeru to persuade, to urge, to coax, to solicit; to make advances (to), to seduce, to court, to woo, to make a play (for), to make a pass (at), to come on to, to hit on クドこふ kudokoo to persuade, to urge, to coax, to solicit; to make advances (to), to seduce, to court, to woo, to make a play (for), to make a pass (at), to come on to, to hit on くどこふ kudokoo to persuade, to urge, to coax, to solicit; to make advances (to), to seduce, to court, to woo, to make a play (for), to make a pass (at), to come on to, to hit on 秋波を送る shuuhawookuru to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman), to make eyes at, to give (someone) the eye, to make advances

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