What is the Kanji for 'Near'? | 近

kanji

Meaning

Near

Reading

Parts

斤Axe, Catty ⻌Walk

Example Word

近く: nearby. 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.

Radical

辵

Stroke Count

JLPT

Grade

Frequency

122

Handwriting

kanji

斤

Meaning

Axe, Catty

radical

⻌

Meaning

Walk

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

間近

Meaning

Near

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

kanji

新

Meaning

New

kanji

所

Meaning

Place

kanji

質

Meaning

Quality

kanji

断

Meaning

Decide, Cut off

kanji

折

Meaning

Bend, Fold

kanji

祈

Meaning

Pray

kanji

析

Meaning

Chop, Analyze

kanji

丘

Meaning

Hill

kanji

斥

Meaning

Expel, Reject

kanji

匠

Meaning

Artisan, Craftsman

kanji

斬

Meaning

Slice

kanji

週

Meaning

Week

kanji

遠

Meaning

Far

kanji

遅

Meaning

Slow, Late

kanji

達

Meaning

Attain, Plural

kanji

送

Meaning

Send

kanji

運

Meaning

Fortune

kanji

速

Meaning

Quick

kanji

過

Meaning

Exceed, Error

kanji

違

Meaning

Differ, Different

kanji

選

Meaning

Choose

kanji

進

Meaning

Advance

kanji

退

Meaning

Retreat

kanji

逆

Meaning

Reverse

kanji

造

Meaning

Make, Build

kanji

込

Meaning

Put in, Crowded

kanji

遣

Meaning

Use, Dispatch

kanji

逮

Meaning

Catch up with, Apprehend

kanji

遺

Meaning

Leave behind

kanji

述

Meaning

State, Mention

kanji

迎

Meaning

Welcome

kanji

還

Meaning

Return, Send back

kanji

逐

Meaning

Pursue, Drive out

kanji

遂

Meaning

Consummate, Accomplish

kanji

遇

Meaning

Treat, Interview

kanji

迅

Meaning

Swift

kanji

巡

Meaning

Go around, Patrol

kanji

逸

Meaning

Elude, Deviate

kanji

遮

Meaning

Obstruct, Intercept

kanji

遭

Meaning

Encounter, Meet with

kanji

遵

Meaning

Obey, Abide by

kanji

逝

Meaning

Die, Pass on

kanji

遷

Meaning

Transfer, Transition