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How to say 'Near' in Japanese | 間近

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The Japanese word for Near is 'Majika', written as 間近 in Japanese.'Near' in hiragana is まぢか.

    word

    間近

    Meaning

    Near

    Reading

    まぢか

    majika

    Kanji

    間Interval, Space 近Near

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjectival noun '間近 (まぢか)' means 'near' or 'close at hand'. It is used to describe something that is physically close in proximity or something that is about to happen soon. This word often conveys a sense of immediacy or closeness in time or space. For example: The exam is near「試験が間近だ」(しけんがまぢかだ). The station is near「駅は間近です」(えきはまぢかです). It can also be used to describe events that are imminent, such as 'The deadline is near'「締め切りが間近だ」(しめきりがまぢかだ).

    Part Of Speech

    adjectival noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    5370

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 間近

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    間

    Meaning

    Interval, Space

  • kanji

    近

    Meaning

    Near

Words Related to 間近 Through the Kanji 間

These 31 Words contain the Kanji 間 as well.

  • word

    間

    Meaning

    Between

  • word

    時間

    Meaning

    Time

  • word

    人間

    Meaning

    Human

  • word

    年間

    Meaning

    Year

  • word

    この間

    Meaning

    Recently

  • word

    期間

    Meaning

    Period

  • word

    間違い

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    週間

    Meaning

    Week

  • word

    仲間

    Meaning

    Companion

  • word

    空間

    Meaning

    Space

  • word

    瞬間

    Meaning

    Moment

  • word

    世間

    Meaning

    World, Society

  • word

    民間

    Meaning

    Private, Civilian

  • word

    間違う

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    客間

    Meaning

    Guestroom

  • word

    日間

    Meaning

    Days

  • word

    時間割り

    Meaning

    Schedule

  • word

    中間

    Meaning

    Middle, Interim

  • word

    昼間

    Meaning

    Daytime

  • word

    間違える

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    隙間

    Meaning

    Gap

  • word

    間に合わせる

    Meaning

    Make do

  • word

    間も無く

    Meaning

    Soon

  • word

    間に合う

    Meaning

    Suffice, Be in time

  • word

    間接

    Meaning

    Indirect

  • word

    洋間

    Meaning

    Western room

  • word

    手間

    Meaning

    Effort

  • word

    居間

    Meaning

    Living room

  • word

    分間

    Meaning

    Minutes

  • word

    夜間

    Meaning

    Night

  • word

    間隔

    Meaning

    Interval

Words Related to 間近 Through the Kanji 近

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 近 as well.

  • word

    近く

    Meaning

    Nearby

  • word

    最近

    Meaning

    Recently

  • word

    近い

    Meaning

    Near

  • word

    近代

    Meaning

    Modern

  • word

    近付く

    Meaning

    Approach, Become close

  • word

    近所

    Meaning

    Neighborhood

  • word

    付近

    Meaning

    Vicinity

  • word

    接近

    Meaning

    Approach

  • word

    近年

    Meaning

    Recent

  • word

    身近

    Meaning

    Close

  • word

    近眼

    Meaning

    Nearsightedness

  • word

    近道

    Meaning

    Shortcut

  • word

    近世

    Meaning

    Early modern

  • word

    近頃

    Meaning

    Recently

  • word

    近寄る

    Meaning

    Approach

  • word

    近付ける

    Meaning

    Bring close

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What does 'Majika' (間近) mean?

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