接近 (Sekkin) is a Japanese noun meaning “getting closer, drawing nearer, approaching, being not much different”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbgetting closer; drawing nearer; approaching
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbeing not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.)
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbecoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
Examples
嵐が接近していると発表された。
They announced that a storm was coming.
台風９号は四国に接近している。
Typhoon No.9 is approaching Shikoku.
春の接近は暖かい天候をもたらす。
The approach of spring brings warm weather.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).