Word details
近く
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 近く.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adverb (fukushi)
near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
Examples
彼女は風呂付きの部屋を探していたのだが、この近くで見つけた。
She was looking for a room with a bath, and found one near here.
2
Noun, used as a suffix
nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to
Examples
７時近くだ。学校へ行かなくては。
It is close to seven o'clock. We have to go to school.
3
Adverb (fukushi)
shortly; soon
Examples
国会は近く解散するだろう。
The Diet will soon be dissolved.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
近
near, early, akin, tantamount
6 strokesFrequency 194JLPT N3Grade 2
On
キンコン
Kun
ちか.い
Nanori
おうおおこの
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