間ま近ぢか

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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

approaching; imminent; just around the corner

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

〈事こと〉が間ま近ぢかに迫せまるfor an event to be drawing near/imminent
入にゅう試しが間ま近ぢかに迫せまっている。
The entrance exam is drawing near.
〈事こと〉を間ま近ぢかに控ひかえるto have an event coming up very soon
結けっ婚こん式しきを間ま近ぢかに控ひかえている。
Their wedding is just around the corner.
〈物もの〉を間ま近ぢかに見みるto see something up close
富ふ士じ山さんを間ま近ぢかに見みることができた。
I was able to see Mt. Fuji up close.
〈場ば所しょ〉が間ま近ぢかにあるfor a place to be very close by
駅えきが間ま近ぢかにあるので便べん利りだ。
The station is right nearby, so it's convenient.

近ちかいN5sense 1
近い is the general i-adjective for 'near' in space or time, while 間近 stresses that something is right up close or about to happen.
目もく前ぜんN1sense 2
目前 is a more formal, often literary word for 'right before one's eyes/imminent', while 間近 is more everyday and can describe either physical or temporal closeness.
手て近ぢかN1sense 1
手近 describes something within easy reach for use, whereas 間近 simply describes physical or temporal nearness without implying usability.
直ちょく前ぜんN2sense 2
直前 means 'just before' a specific point in time, while 間近 conveys a broader sense of something approaching or drawing near.

遠とおいN5sense 1
遠い means 'far away', the direct opposite of 間近's sense of physical closeness.

身み近ぢかN2
身近 (みぢか) sounds similar but means 'close to oneself, familiar/personal', unlike 間近 (まぢか) which means 'nearby or imminent'.

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