JLPT Kanji Course
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N4 Kanji 14: 近
Meaning of kanji 近:
In Japanese, 近 means “close(adjective)”.
How to read kanji 近:
| Kunyomi | ちか |
| Onyomi | きん |
How to write kanji 近:
Origin of kanji 近:
You can see a foot and an ax, when you are cutting trees, you need to be close to the tree, right?
So 近 stands for “close”.
Development of kanji 近:
Vocabulary containing kanji 近:
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 近い | ちかい | close |
| 近く | ちかく | nearby |
| 最近 | さいきん | recently |
| 近所 | きんじょ | neighborhood |
| 近代 | きんだい | modern |
| 近付く | ちかづく | to approach |
| 付近 | ふきん | nearby |
| 近年 | きんねん | recent years |
| 身近 | みぢか | close |
| 接近 | せっきん | approaching |
| 近付ける | ちかづける | to bring near |
| 近頃 | ちかごろ | recently |
| 近隣 | きんりん | neighborhood |
| 間近 | まぢか | nearby |
| 近寄る | ちかよる | to get closer |
| 近郊 | きんこう | suburbs |
| 近辺 | きんぺん | nearby |
| 側近 | そっきん | aide |
| 近親 | きんしん | close relative |
| 近道 | ちかみち | shortcut |
| 近々 | ちかぢか | soon |
| 近似 | きんじ | approximation |
| 近視 | きんし | myopia |
| 近況 | きんきょう | recent situation |
| 至近 | しきん | very close |
| 直近 | ちょっきん | most recent |
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