近 — kanji meaning “near”
近
near, early, akin, tantamount
- Meanings
- near, early, akin, tantamount
- On'yomi
- キン (kin)、コン (kon)
- Kun'yomi
- ちか.い
- Name readings
- おう、おお、この
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #194 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 162
- Chinese reading
- jìn — Chinese character page
Words with 近
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最近 | さいきん saikin | recently; lately; these days |
| 近所 | きんじょ kinjo | neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity |
| 付近 | ふきん fukin | neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity |
| 近い | ちかい chikai | near; close; short (distance) |
| 近代 | きんだい kindai | present day; modern times; recent times |
| 接近 | せっきん sekkin | getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching |
| 近づく | ちかづく chikazuku | to approach; to draw near; to get close |
| 間近 | まぢか majika | near; close (to); nearby |
| 近郊 | きんこう kinkou | outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area |
| 近年 | きんねん kinnen | recent years |
| 身近 | みぢか mijika | near oneself; close to one; familiar |
| 近づける | ちかづける chikazukeru | to bring near; to bring close; to let go near |
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