Words › JLPT N2 › せまる

せまる: to approach

せまる semaru

to approach; to draw near; to press (someone for something); to urge

JLPT N2Everyday actions

宵闇よいやみがせまり、通とおりの灯あかりがひとつずつともった。

As the evening darkness closed in, the street lamps came on one by one.