近く (ちかく) Japanese meaning

近く (ちかく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

Kanji

近near, early, akin

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付ふ近きんN2sense 1
付近 is a more formal, often written word for 'vicinity', while 近く is the everyday word for a nearby place.
近ちか々ぢかN2sense 3
近々 is a common adverb meaning 'in the near future', very close in meaning to the 'soon' sense of 近く.
周しゅう辺へんN2sense 1
周辺 highlights the surrounding area around something, while 近く simply means a nearby spot without that boundary nuance.
近きん所じょN4sense 1
近所 specifically refers to one's own neighborhood, while 近く is a broader word for any nearby place.

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そばN3
近く is a general word for 'near' that covers both space and time, while そば stresses being right next to something or someone.
すぐそば
近く is a general word meaning 'nearby' or 'in the vicinity', while すぐそば stresses being immediately, very close to a specific point.
最も寄よりN1
近く is a general word for 'nearby' or 'the vicinity', while 最寄り specifically means the nearest facility or location, often for transportation or services.

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遠とおくN4sense 1
近く means a nearby place while 遠く means a distant place, making them direct opposites as location nouns.
遠えん方ぽうN1
近く means a nearby place, the direct opposite of 遠方, which refers to a place that is far away.
ファラウェイ
近く means “nearby,” the opposite of ファラウェイ's sense of “far away.”

Don't confuse with

近ちかいN5
近い is the i-adjective meaning 'close/near', while 近く is its noun/adverb form used for a nearby place, an approximate amount, or 'soon'.
近ちか々ぢかN2
近々 and 近く look and sound similar, but 近く usually means 'near' or 'nearby' while 近々 specifically signals 'in the near future'.

Word family

側そば近ちかく
nearby; close by; in the vicinity

Etymology

Derived from the i-adjective 近い (ちかい, 'close') by converting the stem into a noun/adverb form. The suffix and adverbial uses developed naturally from the spatial meaning.

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