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近回り (ちかまわり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
shortcut ; nearby area
Can refer to taking a shorter route or to the immediate neighborhood. The 'shortcut' sense is often used with する, while the 'neighborhood' sense is more noun-like.
が
三さん
軒げん
も
ある
。
There are three supermarkets in this neighborhood.
Similar words 近ちか 道みち 近道 is the more common word for 'shortcut' and is used both literally and figuratively. 近回り can also mean 'shortcut' but is less frequent and also carries the meaning of 'neighborhood'.
近きん 所じょ 近所 is the standard word for 'neighborhood' or 'vicinity'. 近回り in the 'neighborhood' sense is less common and may sound slightly old-fashioned or dialectal.
Etymology Compound of 近 (chika, 'near') and 回り (mawari, 'surroundings' or 'detour'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word combines the ideas of proximity and a circular or indirect path.
