Japanese Dictionary
Meaning of 近づく in Japanese
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近づく, 近付くJLPT 1
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Kana Readingちかづく, ちかずく
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Romajichikazuku, chikazuku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ku' ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to approach; to draw near; to get close
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
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Examples of 近づく, 近付く, ちかづく, ちかずく in a sentence
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バカがうつる、近づくな。
Stay away from me, I'll catch the stupid.
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The train approached the town.
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The time is approaching when we must leave.
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A storm was approaching our town.
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Don't go too close to the pond so that you won't fall in.
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Thunder indicates that a storm is near.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 近づく
- Plain Polite
- 近づきます
- Negative
- 近づかない
- Negative Polite
- 近づきません
Past
- Plain
- 近づいた
- Plain Polite
- 近づきました
- Negative
- 近づかなかった
- Negative Polite
- 近づきませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 近づいて
- Plain Polite
- 近づきまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 近づかれる
- Plain Polite
- 近づかれます
- Negative
- 近づかれない
- Negative Polite
- 近づかれません
Related Kanji
付
JLPT 3
5 strokes
adhere, attach, refer to, append
On'Yomi: フ
Kun'Yomi: つ.ける, -つ.ける, -づ.ける, つ.け, つ.け-, -つ.け, -づ.け, -づけ, つ.く, -づ.く, つ.き, -つ.き, -つき, -づ.き, -づき