近い
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 近い
1
near; close; short (distance)
Examples
クリスマスが近くなってきた。
Christmas is fast approaching.
2
close (in time); soon
3
close (relationship); friendly; intimate
4
closely related
5
similar; almost the same; close to; nearly
Kanji in this Word
近
6 strokes
Frequency: 194
JLPT N3
Grade 2
Meanings
near
early
akin
tantamount
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キン
コン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ちか.い
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
おう
おお
この
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