アプローチ

アプローチ · apuroochi · JLPT N1 · noun

approach

⛳ Loanword from English approach: the golf shot toward the green.

Japanese spells English 'approach' as apuroochi, with the final consonant turned into a long o vowel. In golf, it means a shorter shot aimed at the green, not a full swing off the tee.

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