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懐く (なつく): to become emotionally attached — Japanese vocabulary

懐く is read なつく and means "to become emotionally attached". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

懐く

Reading
なつく · natsuku
Translation
to become emotionally attached
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
なつくが

Example

この犬はこの猫よりも私たちになつく。

このいぬはこのねこよりもわたしたちになつく。

This dog is more attached to us than this cat.

Kanji in this word

  • 懐 — bosom, nostalgic

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