Kanji 近

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Words with 近

• 近い

  ちかい

  near, close by, short

  N5

• 近く

  ちかく

  nearby; in the neighborhood

  N5

• 最近

  さいきん

  recently, nowadays, in recent years, most recent, latest

  N4

• 近所

  きんじょ

  neighborhood

  N4

• 近代

  きんだい

  modern times

  N3

• 近視

  きんし

  nearsightedness

  N3

• 近頃

  ちかごろ

  lately, recently, nowadays

  N3

• 接近

  せっきん

  getting closer, drawing nearer, approaching

  N2

Example sentences

• トムは近ちかくにいる？

  Is Tom around?

• それは最近さいきんの写真しゃしん？

  Is it a recent picture?

• 私わたしの家いえは駅えきから近ちかい。

  My house is near the station.

Look-alike kanji

Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.

Other kanji with radical “walk” 辵