Word Meaning 接近
接近 is read as せっきん (sekkin) and means becoming close (i.e. friendly).
Meaning
English
- becoming close (i.e. friendly)
- becoming intimate
- being not much different
- being near (age, skill, etc.)
- getting closer
- drawing nearer
- approaching
Reading
Kana
せっきん
Romaji
sekkin
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8台風が日本に接近中です。
A typhoon is approaching Japan.
大きな台風が接近している。
A big typhoon is approaching.
台風9号が四国に接近中です。
Typhoon No.9 is approaching Shikoku.
嵐が接近していると発表された。
They announced that a storm was coming.
彼はあの手この手を使って彼女に接近しようとした。
He tried to approach her by every possible means.
１つが通り過ぎたかと思うと、すぐに次の台風が接近する。
No sooner has one typhoon passed than the next one approaches.
大型で非常に強い台風が接近中です。風が強くなる前に避難が必要な方は避難してください。
A very large and powerful typhoon is now approaching. If you need to evacuate, please do so before the winds get stronger.
台風の接近に伴い交通機関に影響が出始めておりますが、本日のミーティングは予定通り行われますでしょうか？
The approaching typhoon has started affecting transportation, so is today's meeting still likely to proceed as scheduled?