jmdict 1291140 Active (id#2362230)
差し掛かる [ichi1,news2,nf39] ； 差しかかる [sK] ； 差し掛る [sK]
【 さしかかる [ichi1,news2,nf39] 】
  1. [v5r,vi]
    • to come near (to)
    • to approach
  2. [v5r,vi]
    • to be on the verge of
    • to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.)
    • to approach (e.g. a climax)
  3. [v5r,vi]
    • to overhang
    • to hang over
Conjugations
History:
    • A 2026-03-01 00:32:49 Jim Breen (id#2362230)
    • Comments
      OK. Reverting.
    • Diff
      @@ -33 +33,3 @@
-<gloss>to reach (a stage, period, etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>to be on the verge of</gloss>
+<gloss>to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>to approach (e.g. a climax)</gloss>
    • A* 2026-02-22 23:10:20 Jim Breen (id#2361478)
    • Comments
      Hmm. The previous gloss aligned pretty well with GG5 and other refs. Unless a good case is mounted, I'll switch it back.
    • Refs
      GG5 (sense 2): 〔ちょうどその時期になる〕 be on the 「verge [point] of…; verge on….
雨季に差し掛かる be on the verge of the rainy season
人生の曲がり角に差し掛かる be on the verge of a turning point in life.
連続テレビドラマは山場に差しかかった. The TV serial drama was about to reach its climax.
    • A* 2026-02-11 18:25:24 Nikolai Vavilov (id#2360132)
    • Comments
      Not about to.
    • Refs
      Daijisen
    • Diff
      @@ -33,3 +33 @@
-<gloss>to be on the verge of</gloss>
-<gloss>to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.)</gloss>
-<gloss>to approach (e.g. a climax)</gloss>
+<gloss>to reach (a stage, period, etc.)</gloss>
    • A 2024-11-21 19:36:09 Stephen Kraus (id#2323507)
    • A* 2024-11-21 19:18:49 GM (id#2323503)
    • Refs
      差し掛かる 58,873  48.4% 
差しかかる  7,156   5.9% -sK
差し掛る　    138   0.1% -sK
さしかかる 55,505  45.6%
    • Diff
      @@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
@@ -14,0 +16 @@
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
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