Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to creep, to steal up, to draw near unnoticed.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
忍び寄る しのびよる
 
 
 
忍びよる しのびよる
 
 
 
 
しのび寄る しのびよる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

endure, bear, put up with
ニン しの.ぶ おし (9th, N1)
blade, sword, edge
は ジン やいば (9th, N1)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
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 (7th, 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, mustn't
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)