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近間 (ちかま) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

近ちか間ま

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Meanings

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noun

nearby; proximity

Refers to a place or distance that is close by. Often used in set phrases like 近間の店 (a nearby shop).

近ちか間まのコンビニで買かい物ものを済すませた。
I did my shopping at a nearby convenience store.
彼かれは近ちか間まに住すんでいるので、歩あるいて通つう勤きんしている。
He lives nearby, so he commutes on foot.

Kanji

近near, early, akin
間interval, space

Similar words

近きん所じょ
近所 is the common word for 'neighborhood' or 'vicinity', while 近間 is less frequent and emphasizes proximity rather than the area itself.
近ちかく
近く is the most common way to say 'near' or 'nearby', used as both a noun and an adverb. 近間 is more limited and somewhat literary.

Etymology

Compound of 近 (chika, 'near') and 間 (ma, 'space' or 'interval'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the Edo period to mean 'nearby place'.