- 1. [v1, vt] to bring close; to bring near
- 2. [v1, vt] to associate with (someone); to keep company with; to let come close
Conjugation — Verb (ichidan)
| Dictionary form | ちかよせる | (chikayoseru) |
| Polite | ちかよせます | (chikayosemasu) |
| Past, plain | ちかよせた | (chikayoseta) |
| Past, polite | ちかよせました | (chikayosemashita) |
| Negative, plain | ちかよせない | (chikayosenai) |
| Negative, polite | ちかよせません | (chikayosemasen) |
| Past negative, plain | ちかよせなかった | (chikayosenakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ちかよせませんでした | (chikayosemasendeshita) |
| Te-form | ちかよせて | (chikayosete) |
| Potential | ちかよせられる | (chikayoserareru) |
| Volitional | ちかよせよう | (chikayoseyou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | ちかよせれば | (chikayosereba) |
| Passive | ちかよせられる | (chikayoserareru) |
| Causative | ちかよせさせる | (chikayosesaseru) |
| Imperative | ちかよせろ | (chikayosero) |