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セッキン
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching
I have the dog wait here and slowly move closer.
2. being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.)
3. becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
He's trying to get close to the company president.
Alt. forms
接せっ近きん
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セッキン
Pitch accent
セ
ッキン
Conjugations...
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
fast approach; quick intimacy
closest approach
5 more...
Examples (13 in total)
It is said that someone is approaching.
I did not notice that person's approach.
They announced that a storm was coming.
The plane is approaching New York.
He's trying to get close to the company president.
It was announced that a typhoon was approaching Kyushu.
The approach of spring brings warm weather.
Keeping the enemy from closing in with suppressive fire is the best we can do.
He tried getting close to her using every means possible.
I have the dog wait here and slowly move closer.
It is the correct approach to modern ski technique.
According to the weather forecast, the typhoon is approaching Okinawa.
Today's paper says that a big typhoon is approaching.