よ
寄
　
り
そ
添
　
う

Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to get close, to cuddle close together, to nestle close to, to snuggle up to.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
よ
寄
　
り
そ
添
　
う
 寄り添う よりそう
よ
寄
　
り
　
そ
　
う
 寄りそう よりそう
より
寄
そ
添
　
う
 寄添う よりそう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

draw near, stop in, bring near
よ.る　キ　より (5th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
strange, strangeness, curiosity
キ　く.しき　あや.しい (Early Jr. High, N1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
can, passable, approval
カ　コク　-べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
annexed, accompany, marry
そ.える　テン　そえ (Early Jr. High, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
grateful, indebted
テン　かたじけな.い (Kentei 1)
early death, calamity
ヨウ　オウ　カ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)