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差さし掛かかる

さしかかる sashikakaru Play N1 Godan verb Intransitive

Meanings and examples

ある段階や場所に近づく。 to come near to; to approach

Example 1

交渉はとても微妙な段階にさしかかっている。

The negotiations are at a very delicate stage.

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Example 2

私達が峠にさしかかる頃に雨になった。

It began to rain as we came near the pass.

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Kanji breakdown

差

N3

distinction; difference; variation; discrepancy; margin; balance

On reading
サ
Kun reading
さ.す、さ.し
Radical
工

掛

N3

hang; suspend; depend; arrive at; tax; pour

On reading
カイ、ケイ
Kun reading
か.ける、-か.ける、か.け、-か.け、-が.け、か.かる、-か.かる、-が.かる、か.かり、-が.かり、かかり、-がかり
Radical
手
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仕掛け

N1

しかけ

device; trick; mechanism; gadget; (small) scale; half finished; commencement; set up; challenge

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仕掛ける

N1

しかける

to commence; to lay (mines); to set (traps); to wage (war); to challenge

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寄り掛かる

N1

よりかかる

to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on

Illustration of 差し出す

差し出す

N1

さしだす

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

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差し引く

N1

さしひく

to deduct