Word Meaning 接近

せっきん sekkin

接近 is read as せっきん (sekkin) and means becoming close (i.e. friendly).

Meaning

English

  1. becoming close (i.e. friendly)
  2. becoming intimate
  3. being not much different
  4. being near (age, skill, etc.)
  5. getting closer
  6. drawing nearer
  7. approaching

Reading

Kana

せっきん

Romaji

sekkin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 隔絶 Rank 2984 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

接近戦

せっきんせん

close combat

接近音

せっきんおん

approximant

接近禁止命令

せっきんきんしめいれい

restraining order

接近経路

せっきんけいろ

avenue of approach

大接近

だいせっきん

close approach

最接近

さいせっきん

closest approach

急接近

きゅうせっきん

fast approach

近接

きんせつ

approaching

近接学

きんせつがく

proxemics

職住近接

しょくじゅうきんせつ

having one's workplace near one's home

近接未来

きんせつみらい

immediate future

近接航空支援

きんせつこうくうしえん

close air support

Example Sentences

8

A typhoon is approaching Japan.

A big typhoon is approaching.

Typhoon No.9 is approaching Shikoku.

They announced that a storm was coming.

He tried to approach her by every possible means.

No sooner has one typhoon passed than the next one approaches.

A very large and powerful typhoon is now approaching. If you need to evacuate, please do so before the winds get stronger.

The approaching typhoon has started affecting transportation, so is today's meeting still likely to proceed as scheduled?