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近 ちか.い near, early, akin, tantamount 4 194 7 162 しんにょう・しんにゅう 形声 Phonetic The end is near. The axe-murderer is waiting for you on the road...

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キン、コン おう, おお, この 最近(さいきん): most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays近代(きんだい): present day; modern times付近(ふきん): (1) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; environs (2) approaching近所(きんじょ): neighbourhood; neighborhood近郊(きんこう): suburbs; outskirts接近(せっきん): (1) getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching (2) being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.) (3) becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate近い(ちかい): near; close; short (distance)身近(みぢか): near oneself; close to one; familiar近づける(ちかづける): to bring near; to put close; to let come near; to associate with近づく(ちかづく): (1) to approach; to draw near; to get close (2) to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know近々(ちかぢか): soon; nearness; before long近寄る(ちかよる): to approach; to draw near近視(きんし): myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness近く(ちかく): (1) near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity (2) nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"); close to (3) shortly; soon近眼(きんがん): nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia近頃(ちかごろ): lately; recently; nowadays手近(てぢか): near; handy; within reach; familiar 2 斤: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69)辶: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 辵 7 (none) near An absurd image, but working for me: two points A and B are separated by a long road. To make A and B near, take an ax, cut a big chunk of road, and the work is done.

Kanji	近
Onyomi	キン、コン
Kunyomi	ちか.い
Nanori	おう, おお, この
English	near, early, akin, tantamount
Examples	最近(さいきん): most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays 近代(きんだい): present day; modern times 付近(ふきん): (1) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; environs (2) approaching 近所(きんじょ): neighbourhood; neighborhood 近郊(きんこう): suburbs; outskirts 接近(せっきん): (1) getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching (2) being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.) (3) becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate 近い(ちかい): near; close; short (distance) 身近(みぢか): near oneself; close to one; familiar 近づける(ちかづける): to bring near; to put close; to let come near; to associate with 近づく(ちかづく): (1) to approach; to draw near; to get close (2) to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know 近々(ちかぢか): soon; nearness; before long 近寄る(ちかよる): to approach; to draw near 近視(きんし): myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness 近く(ちかく): (1) near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity (2) nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"); close to (3) shortly; soon 近眼(きんがん): nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia 近頃(ちかごろ): lately; recently; nowadays 手近(てぢか): near; handy; within reach; familiar
JLPT Level	4
Jouyou Grade	2
Frequency	194
Components	斤: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69) 辶: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162)
Number of Strokes	7
Kanji Radical	辵
Radical Number	162
Radical Strokes	7
Radical Reading	しんにょう・しんにゅう
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	near
Koohii Story 1	The end is near. The axe-murderer is waiting for you on the road...
Koohii Story 2	An absurd image, but working for me: two points A and B are separated by a long road. To make A and B near, take an ax, cut a big chunk of road, and the work is done.

Close Neighbourhood Recently Nowadays Neighborhood Approaching I.E Familiar