How to say 'Near' in Japanese | 近い

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The Japanese word for Near is 'Chikai', written as 近い in Japanese.'Near' in hiragana is ちかい.

word

近い

Meaning

Near

Reading

ちかい

chikai

Kanji

近Near

Explanation

The Japanese adjective '近い (ちかい)' means 'near' or 'close'. It is used to describe physical proximity, such as the distance between two locations, or metaphorical closeness, such as a close relationship or an imminent event. For example: The station is near「駅は近い」(えきはちかい). My house is close to the park「私の家は公園に近い」(わたしのいえはこうえんにちかい). It can also describe something being close in time, such as 'the deadline is near'「締め切りが近い」(しめきりがちかい). Note that this adjective is often used with the particle 'に' to indicate what something is near to, as in '公園に近い (こうえんにちかい) (close to the park)'.

Part Of Speech

adjective

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

640

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 近い

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

近

Meaning

Near

Hiragana in the Word 近い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 近い Through the Kanji 近

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 近 as well.

word

近く

Meaning

Nearby

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'Chikai' means 'Near' .

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