Illustration: In the courtyard of a Japanese apartment building, a cautious cat advances toward a resident’s outstretched hand. Its body stretches forward from the hindquarters, one front paw raised for another small step, and its nose is now only a short distance from the offered fingers.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

接せっ近きん

sekkin

approach, getting closer

Example sentences

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９号ごうは四国しこくに接近せっきんしている。
Typhoon No.9 is approaching Shikoku.
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嵐あらしが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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Kanji in 接近

接touch; contactOnセツ・ショウKunつぐ
近near; earlyOnキン・コンKunちかい

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