接近

Chinese

to extend; to connect; to receive
to extend; to connect; to receive; to join
 
 near; close (to); approximately
trad. (接近) 接 近
simp. #(接近) 接 近

Pronunciation

Verb

接近

  1. to approach; to get close to; to draw near
    接近尾聲／接近尾声  ―  jiējìn wěishēng  ―  to be close to the end
  2. to be similar (to); to be analogous (to)

Synonyms

  • (to get close to):
  • (to approach):
  • (to be similar):

Adjective

接近

  1. near; close
  2. intimate; close
  3. (attributive) proximity
    接近檢測／接近检测  ―  jiējìn jiǎncè  ―  proximity detection
    接近傳感器／接近传感器  ―  jiējìn chuángǎnqì  ―  proximity sensor

Synonyms

  • (intimate):

Further reading

Japanese

Kanji in this term
接 近
せつ > せっ
Grade: 5 		きん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) せっきん [sèkkíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞k̚ʲkʲĩɴ]

Noun

接(せっ)近(きん) • (sekkin) 

  1. getting closer, approaching

Verb

接(せっ)近(きん)する • (sekkin suru) intransitive suru (stem 接(せっ)近(きん)し (sekkin shi), past 接(せっ)近(きん)した (sekkin shita))

  1. to get close, to approach
    • 1914, 夏目漱石 [Natsume Sōseki], chapter 13, in こゝろ [Kokoro], 下 先生と遺書 [Sensei's Testament]:
      私(わたくし)の心(こころ)が静(しず)まると共(とも)に、私(わたくし)は段(だん)々(だん)家(か)族(ぞく)のものと接(せっ)近(きん)して来(き)ました。
      Watakushi no kokoro ga shizumaru to tomo ni, watakushi wa dandan kazoku no mono to sekkin shite kimashita.
      As my heart settled, I grew gradually closer to the members of the family.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "接近する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 接近し せっきんし sekkin shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 接近し せっきんし sekkin shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 接近する せっきんする sekkin suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 接近する せっきんする sekkin suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 接近すれ せっきんすれ sekkin sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 接近せよ¹
接近しろ² 		せっきんせよ¹
せっきんしろ² 		sekkin seyo¹
sekkin shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 接近される せっきんされる sekkin sareru
Causative 接近させる
接近さす 		せっきんさせる
せっきんさす 		sekkin saseru
sekkin sasu
Potential 接近できる せっきんできる sekkin dekiru
Volitional 接近しよう せっきんしよう sekkin shiyō
Negative 接近しない せっきんしない sekkin shinai
Negative continuative 接近せず せっきんせず sekkin sezu
Formal 接近します せっきんします sekkin shimasu
Perfective 接近した せっきんした sekkin shita
Conjunctive 接近して せっきんして sekkin shite
Hypothetical conditional 接近すれば せっきんすれば sekkin sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
接近

Noun

接近 • (jeopgeun) (hangeul 접근)

  1. hanja form? of 접근 (“approach”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
接近

Verb

接近

  1. chữ Hán form of tiếp cận (“to approach”)
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