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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
近眼
きんがん ·
nearsightedness
N1
近郊
きんこう ·
suburbs
N1
身近
みぢか ·
near oneself
N1
付近
ふきん ·
neighborhood
N2
近々
ちかぢか ·
Full entry on Jisho
soon
N2
近寄る
ちかよる ·
to approach
N2
近視
きんし ·
nearsightedness
N3
近寄せる
ちかよせる ·
to bring close
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