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接近

Reading

Kana: せっきん
Romaji: sekkin
Kana
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Definitions

vs
1

getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching

2

being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.)

3

becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

Kanji

Readings: セツ、 ショウ、 つ.ぐ
Meanings: touch, contact, adjoin, piece together
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount

Example Sentences

(あらし)接近(せっきん)していると発表(はっぴょう)された。
➥They announced that a storm was coming.
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(はる)接近(せっきん)(あたた)かい天候(てんこう)をもたらす。
➥The approach of spring brings warm weather.
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飛行機(ひこうき)はニューヨークに接近(せっきん)している。
➥The plane is approaching New York.
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台風(たいふう)(ごう)四国(しこく)接近(せっきん)している。
➥Typhoon No.9 is approaching Shikoku.
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新聞(しんぶん)によると台風(たいふう)接近中(せっきんちゅう)であった。
➥The newspaper said that a typhoon was approaching.
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台風(たいふう)九州(きゅうしゅう)接近(せっきん)していると発表(はっぴょう)された。
➥It was announced that a typhoon was approaching Kyushu.
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