get close

(strange) Same-ON + (crown)
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Onyomi

KI

KEEP away!!', he says. 'Don't get close! '

Mnemonic

The king don't like strange people to get close to his crown.

Kunyomi

( ) よ*る come near
★★☆☆☆

Jukugo

近寄る(ちかよる)

get close to ★★☆☆☆
(near) + (get close) = 近寄る (get close to)

to get close to, to approach.(usually used in the negative, on warning signs: danger! keep out! danger! high voltage! 近寄るな!)

年寄り(としより)

old person ★☆☆☆☆ NP
(year) + (get close) = 年寄り (old person)

old person ('70s and up). This isn't rude per se, but if you want to dismiss or belittle what an old fart just said, this is the word you use.

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
get close CROWN
strange NO CROWN

You get close to a guy with a CROWN (because you're a gold-digger).

If a guy has NO CROWN he must be strange, so just walk by like your shit don't stink.

Synonyms

get close
近寄る    近づく   
lean
偏る    片寄る   
old person
年寄り    老人    年をとった    年輩