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    3. 近づく

    近づく

    近ちかづ​く​

    to approach

    KMT9News #37+1CoreRef L1Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab11 strokes

    近付く

    ちかづくちかずく

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to approach, to draw near, to get close
    2.
    to get acquainted with, to get closer to, to get to know

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    電でん車しゃが駅えきに近 づいてきた。

    The train approached the station.

    KMT4Travel & Transportation
    夜よるが近 づくと、街まちの明あかりが灯ともり始はじめる。

    As night approaches, the city lights begin to turn on.

    KMT7Daily LifeNature & Environment
    目もく的てき地ちに近 づくにつれて、景けし色きが変かわってきた。

    As we approached our destination, the scenery began to change.

    KMT8Travel & TransportationNature & Environment
    試し験けん日びが近 づくにつれて、彼かれは緊きん張ちょうしてきた。

    As the exam day drew near, he became nervous.

    KMT9EducationEmotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょは新あたらしい環かん境きょうに慣なれるため、積せっ極きょく的てきに周まわりの人ひと々びとに近 づこうとした。

    To get used to the new environment, she actively tried to get closer to the people around her.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    近
    ちか.い…(5)
    near・early・akin・tantamount
    Kanji
    づ
    zu
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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