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近い
chikai
near, close by, short
Example sentence
病院はここから近い。
The hospital is near here.
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 近く | N5 | ちかく | ちかくnearby; in the neighborhood | |
| 最近 | N4 | さいきん | さいきんrecently, nowadays, in recent years, most recent, latest | |
| 近所 | N4 | きんじょ | きんじょneighborhood | |
| 近代 | N3 | きんだい | きんだいmodern times | |
| 近頃 | N3 | ちかごろ | ちかごろlately, recently, nowadays | |
| 近視 | N3 | きんし | きんしnearsightedness | |
| 付近 | N2 | ふきん | ふきんneighborhood, vicinity | |
| 接近 | N2 | せっきん | せっきんgetting closer, drawing nearer, approaching |
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