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付近 (ふきん, fukin) Japanese meaning: neighborhood | Kotomora
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郵ゆう
便びん
局きょく
は
あり
ます
か
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Is there a post office in this neighborhood?
Let's meet near the station.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 付ふ 近きん で in the area near 〈place〉
I heard there was an accident near the station.
付ふ 近きん を 捜そう 索さく する to search the surrounding area
The police are searching the surrounding area.
付ふ 近きん に 住す む to live in the vicinity (of a place)
Kanji 付 adhere, attach, refer to 附 affixed, attach, refer to Related words· 9 近所 usually refers to one's own immediate neighborhood or personal surroundings, while 付近 is a neutral term for the area around any given point.
周辺 sounds more formal or technical, often used in news or official reports, whereas 付近 is a plain, everyday way to say 'nearby area'.
近辺 is a slightly literary synonym for 付近, both meaning the surrounding area of a place, but 近辺 appears more often in writing.
付近 is a more formal, often written word for 'vicinity', while 近く is the everyday word for a nearby place.
Show 5 more 付近 refers broadly to the surrounding area without singling out the closest option, whereas 最寄り picks out the single nearest place.
付近 is a more formal, written-style word for 'vicinity' often seen in notices and announcements, whereas 辺 is used mainly in casual spoken expressions.
付近 is a slightly formal, often written term for 'nearby area', while 辺り is more conversational and versatile.
Written forms 付ふ 近きん Usage 94%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and everyday use.
附ふ 近きん Usage 5%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 付近 is overwhelmingly preferred.
ふきん Usage 1%
Etymology 付 (attach, be near) + 近 (near). The spelling 附近 uses the older form 附, but 付近 is now standard.
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付近 is used for the immediate vicinity of a specific location (like an address or landmark), while 近隣 more often refers to neighboring areas or residents in general.
付近 is a formal, written-style word for 'the vicinity,' in contrast to the casual, conversational そこら辺.
