接せっ近きん

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

接近する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

approaching; getting closer; drawing near

Physical or spatial approach; also used for abstract things like deadlines or events drawing near.

Related words· 9

近ちかづくN3sense 1
近づく is the everyday, native verb for physically or temporally approaching something, while 接近 is a more formal, often written/news-style noun for the same idea.
親しん密みつN1sense 3
親密 describes the resulting state of closeness between people, while 接近 in this sense describes the process of two people growing closer.
近ちか寄よるN2sense 1
近寄る emphasizes moving physically nearer to someone or something in a concrete, immediate sense, whereas 接近 can also describe gradual or abstract closing of distance.
迫せまるN2sense 1
迫る stresses that something (a deadline, danger, event) is closing in urgently, while 接近 is a neutral description of the approach itself.

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近きん接せつ
接近 is the more common, general word for physically or abstractly drawing near, while 近接 is more formal and often used in technical descriptions of proximity.
急きゅう接せっ近きんN2
接近 is the neutral word for getting closer or approaching, while 急接近 stresses that the approach or growing closeness happens suddenly and fast.
肉にく薄はく
接近 is a neutral term for physically or relationally getting closer, whereas 肉薄 adds a sense of intensity or confrontation not present in 接近.
歩あゆみ寄