Illustration: Two walkers following a riverside path have just come up to the entrance of a narrow footbridge. The leading walker's raised foot is about to cross from the gravel approach onto the first wooden board, while her companion remains one pace behind.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

差さし掛かかる

sashikakaru

to approach, to come near

Example sentences

  1. 私達わたしたちが峠とうげにさしかかる頃ころに雨あめになった。

    It began to rain as we came near the pass.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. つまり、譲位じょういを行おこなう好機こうきに差さし掛かかっていた。

    In other words, an opportune time to abdicate was approaching.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 春はるが終おわりに差さし掛かかるにつれて、南みなみシナ海付近かいふきんにある熱帯ねったいモンスーン気団きだんが勢力せいりょくを増まし北上ほくじょうしてくる。

    As spring nears its end, the tropical monsoon air mass near the South China Sea grows stronger and moves north.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 差掛

  • 差distinction; differenceOnサKunさす・さし
  • 掛hang; suspendOnカイ・ケイKunかける・かけ・かかる

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