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間近 (まぢか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

間ま近ぢか

ま

ぢ

か

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

na-adjective, noun

near; close; nearby

Describes physical proximity; often used with に or の to modify nouns or verbs.

駅えきはここから間ま近ぢかです。
The station is near here.
間ま近ぢかに迫せまった試し験けんの準じゅん

備び

を

し

て

いる

。

I'm preparing for the exam that is coming up soon.

2

na-adjective, noun

approaching; imminent; just around the corner

Used for events or times that are about to happen; often with に or と.

夏なつ休やすみが間ま近ぢかに迫せまっている。
Summer vacation is just around the corner.
出しゅっ発ぱつの日ひが間ま近ぢかだ。
The day of departure is near.

Written forms

間ま近ぢかUsage94%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
まぢかUsage3%
Kana spelling; sometimes used for clarity or emphasis.
真ま近ぢかUsage2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
まじかUsage<1%
search-only kana form

Kanji

間interval, space
近near, early, akin
真true, reality, Buddhist sect

Similar words

近ちかい
近い is a general i-adjective for 'near'; 間近 emphasizes imminent proximity or being right in front of something.
目もく前ぜん
目前 also means 'before one's eyes' or 'imminent', but is more formal and often used in written language.

Etymology

Compound of 間 (ma, 'space, interval') and 近 (chika, 'near'). The reading まぢか is a rendaku form of ちか.