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近ちか付づく

N1
ちかづく chikazuku
  1. to approach
  2. to get near
  3. to get acquainted with
  4. to get closer
godan verbintransitive

Chinese meanings

接近

Examples

  • クリスマスが近ちかづいてきた。
    Christmas is fast approaching.
    圣诞节快到了。
  • 飛ひ行こう機きはロンドンに近ちかづいていた。
    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"
  }
}