近
Readings
- On'yomi 音読み
- キンコン
- Kun'yomi 訓読み
- ちか.い
Example words & Vocabulary
最近さいきん
latest,nowadays
近代きんだい
present day
付近ふきん
neighbourhood,vicinity,environs
近所きんじょ
neighbourhood
近郊きんこう
suburbs, outskirts
接近せっきん
getting closer,drawing nearer,approaching
近いちかい
near
身近みぢか
near oneself, close to one, familiar
近くちかく
near
近頃ちかごろ
lately,recently,nowadays
近寄るちかよる
to approach,to draw near
近付くちかづく
to approach, to get near, to get acquainted with, to get closer
Example sentences 3
近ごろ。
How are you doing?
時 近くだ。
It is close to seven o'clock.
近いはずだ。
He must be nearly forty.