JLPT N1 · Verb

懐く (natsuku)

懐く (なつく, natsuku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to become attached (to); to take (to)”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.

Reading: なつく
Romaji: natsuku
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally) · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana

Example sentences

この犬はこの猫よりも私たちになつく。

This dog is more attached to us than this cat.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 懐く

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	懐く	なつく natsuku
Polite (~masu)	懐きます	なつきます natsukimasu
Negative	懐かない	なつかない natsukanai
Polite negative	懐きません	なつきません natsukimasen
Past	懐いた	なついた natsuita
Polite past	懐きました	なつきました natsukimashita
Negative past	懐かなかった	なつかなかった natsukanakatta
Te-form	懐いて	なついて natsuite
Potential	懐ける	なつける natsukeru
Passive	懐かれる	なつかれる natsukareru
Causative	懐かせる	なつかせる natsukaseru
Volitional	懐こう	なつこう natsukou
Imperative	懐け	なつけ natsuke
Conditional (~ba)	懐けば	なつけば natsukeba

Kanji in 懐く

懐

feelings, heart, yearnカイ・エ・ふところ・なつ.かしい · 16 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 懐く.

懐かしいなつかしいdear (old)

Source: JMdict entry 1200510 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.