あゆみよる
Ayumiyoru
Other forms: 歩みよる
歩み寄る (Ayumiyoru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to compromise, to meet halfway, to step up to, to walk up to”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto compromise; to meet halfway
- godan verb, intransitive verbto step up to; to walk up to; to approach
Examples
彼は彼女の方に歩み寄った。
He walked up to her.
お互い歩み寄って問題を解決した。
We solved the problem by mutual concessions.
双方が互いに歩み寄らねばならなかった。
Both sides had to compromise with each other.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).