接近
N2せっきん
[sekkin]
Meanings
1.NounNoun・suruIntransitive
getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching
2.NounNoun・suruIntransitive
being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.)
3.NounNoun・suruIntransitive
becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
Examples
台風が日本列島に接近しています。
A typhoon is approaching the Japanese islands.
彼は彼女にゆっくり接近していった。
He slowly approached her.
両国の関係が徐々に接近してきている。
Relations between the two countries are getting closer.