近

Meaning

近 centers on closeness in space, time, or relationship: being near, early, akin, or tantamount to something else.

• 最近さいきん
  N5

  recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now

• 近くちかく
  N4

  near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

• 近いちかい
  N5

  near; close; short (distance)

• 近所きんじょ
  N4

  neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

• 近づくちかづく
  N3

  to approach; to draw near; to get close

• 付近ふきん
  N2

  neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district

• 近年きんねん

  recent years

• 接近せっきん
  N2

  getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching

• 近代きんだい
  N3

  present day; modern times; recent times

• 身近みぢか
  N2

  near oneself; close to one; familiar

• 近隣きんりん
  N1

  neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

• 近づけるちかづける
  N2

  to bring near; to bring close; to let go near

• 近畿きんき

  Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)

• 間近まぢか
  N1

  near; close (to); nearby

• 近寄るちかよる
  N2

  to approach; to draw near

• 近親きんしん

  near relative

• 近辺きんぺん

  neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

• 近頃ちかごろ
  N3

  lately; recently; nowadays

• 近郊きんこう
  N2

  outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings

• 近づきちかづき

  acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance

• 側近そっきん
  N1

  close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer

• 近道ちかみち
  N3

  shorter way; shortcut

• 近々ちかぢか
  N2

  soon; before long; shortly; in the near future

• 近衛このえ

  Imperial Guards

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