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近い
ちかい
N5
i-adjective
Meanings
1
near
2
close by
3
short
4
close
5
short (distance)
6
close (in time)
7
soon
8
close (relationship)
Example sentence
学校は家から近いです。
がっこうは いえから ちかいです。
The school is close to my house.
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Kanji in this word
近
Near, Early, Akin
7 strokes
More words with
近
最近
さいきん ·
recently
N4
近代
きんだい ·
modern times
N3
付近
ふきん ·
neighborhood
N2
近所
きんじょ ·
neighborhood
N4
近郊
きんこう ·
Full entry on Jisho
suburbs
N1
接近
せっきん ·
getting closer
N2
間近
まぢか ·
near
側近
そっきん ·
close aide (of a powerful person)
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