How to say 'Nearby' in Japanese | 近く

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The Japanese word for Nearby is 'Chikaku', written as 近く in Japanese.'Nearby' in hiragana is ちかく.

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近く

Meaning

Nearby

Reading

ちかく

chikaku

Kanji

近Near

Explanation

The Japanese adverb '近く (ちかく)' means 'nearby' or 'close by'. It is used to indicate proximity in terms of physical distance. This word can be used to describe the location of places, objects, or people relative to something else. For example: The station is nearby「駅は近くです」(えきはちかくです). There is a convenience store nearby「近くにコンビニがあります」(ちかくにコンビニがあります). It can also be used to indicate that something is close in time, such as '近くに夏休みが来ます (ちかくになつやすみがきます) (Summer vacation is coming soon)'. Note that '近く' can also function as a noun meaning 'vicinity' or 'neighborhood', but as an adverb, it primarily conveys the idea of being nearby.

Part Of Speech

adverb

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Frequency

167

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 近く

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

近

Meaning

Near

Hiragana in the Word 近く

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

く

Reading

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'Chikaku' means 'Nearby' .

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