せっきん
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching
2. being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.)
3. becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
Kanji used
come in contact
near
Pitch accent
っきん
Top 3600
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
fast approach; quick intimacy
Examples (7 in total)
They announced that a storm was coming.
The plane is approaching New York.
The approach of spring brings warm weather.
He tried getting close to her using every means possible.
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.