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[せっ()·きん()]
sekkin
noun, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 接近

noun, suru verb
  1. getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching
  2. being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.)
  3. becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

Definition and Synonyms for 接近

Approaching the event of one object coming closer to another
Synonyms: 接近
Access the act of approaching or entering
Synonyms: 接近
Overture a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
Synonyms: 接近, 進歩
Coming the act of drawing spatially closer to something
Synonyms: アプローチ, 接近, 近接
Closing approaching a particular destination
Synonyms: 接近
Approach come near in time
Synonyms: 差し迫る, 押し詰まる, 押迫る, 接近, 近づく, 迫る
Draw Close move towards
Synonyms: 寄す, 寄る, 寄せる, 接近, 詰め寄る, 近づく, 近寄る, 迫る
Come Close be close or similar
Synonyms: 接近, 近づく
Approach a close approximation
Synonyms: 接近
Coming the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
Synonyms: 接近
Closeness the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance
Synonyms: 手近, 接近, 近い, 近所, 近接, 近辺, 間近, 間近い
Closing a coming closer
Synonyms: 接近
Closing a narrowing of a gap
Synonyms: 接近

Meanings for each kanji in 接近

» touch; contact; adjoin; piece together
» near; early; akin; tantamount

Categories 接近 is a member of

Motion the act of changing location from one place to another
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Coming the act of drawing spatially closer to something
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Come move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
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Resemble appear like
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Similarity the quality of being similar
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Timing the time when something happens
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Distance the property created by the space between two objects or points
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Proffer a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
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Motion a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 接近

Sample Sentences for 接近

A big typhoon is approaching.
The typhoon will approach the Kanto district around two in the afternoon.
He tried getting closer to her using every possible means.
According to the weather forecast, the typhoon is likely to approach the coast.
He tried to approach her using every possible means.

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