近付く
N1ちかづく chikazuku
- to approach
- to get near
- to get acquainted with
- to get closer
godan verbintransitive
Chinese meanings
接近
Examples
- クリスマスが近づいてきた。Christmas is fast approaching.圣诞节快到了。
- 飛行機はロンドンに近づいていた。The plane was approaching London.飞机正接近伦敦。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('2aa5332b10'); // 近付く
{
"id": "2aa5332b10",
"word": "近付く",
"reading": "ちかづく",
"romaji": "chikazuku",
"meanings": [
"to approach",
"to get near",
"to get acquainted with",
"to get closer"
],
"level": "N1",
"pos": [
"v5k",
"vi"
],
"jmdict_id": 1242170,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "クリスマスが近づいてきた。",
"furigana": "クリスマスが{近|ちか}づいてきた。",
"en": "Christmas is fast approaching.",
"tatoeba_id": 225479
},
{
"ja": "飛行機はロンドンに近づいていた。",
"furigana": "{飛行機|ひこうき}はロンドンに{近|ちか}づいていた。",
"en": "The plane was approaching London.",
"tatoeba_id": 85659
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "11dc7a6a80524cb4cf6eaa76a4b03f8a7425409502dad879baa7e614911027be",
"meanings": [
"接近"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "クリスマスが近づいてきた。",
"zh": "圣诞节快到了。"
},
{
"ja": "飛行機はロンドンに近づいていた。",
"zh": "飞机正接近伦敦。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n1/2aa5332b10",
"JMdict ent_seq 1242170; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "2f68f878064a1cef14a4f40f4495281936b3bb59f7efaf757b599ec9c6edb4db"
}
}