Vocabulary

What does 接近 (せっきん, sekkin) mean?

接近 (せっきん, sekkin) means approach, drawing near.

Quick facts
Readingせっきん
Romajisekkin
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
せっきん
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsekkin

approach, drawing near

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching
  2. 2noun · suru verb · intransitive being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.)
  3. 3noun · suru verb · intransitive becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

Example sentences

  • The two cars came too close to each other.

  • The typhoon is approaching Japan.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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