接近（せっきん）
JLPT N3 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: approach / getting close
Example sentences
- 台風が本州に接近している。 — A typhoon is approaching Honshu.
- 車が接近してきたので、道をよける。 — A car came close, so I moved out of the way.
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