Kanji

Level: N4 Strokes: 7

近

Meaning in English

near, early, akin

Readings

Onyomi: キン, コン Kunyomi: ちか.い Romaji: kin, kon / chika.i

Stroke order

Animated kanji stroke order

近

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese próximo, precoce, semelhante

Spanish cerca, temprano, parecido

Korean 가까운, 초기의, 유사한

French proche, tôt, apparenté

Italian vicino, presto, simile

German nahe, früh, ähnlich

Indonesian dekat, awal, serupa

★ Vietnamese gần, sớm, tương tự

Thai ใกล้, ต้น, คล้ายกัน

Related kanji

N3 返 hen / kae.su, -kae.su, kae.ru, -kae.ru return, answer, fade N3 迎 gei / muka.eru welcome, meet, greet N2 述 jutsu / no.beru mention, state, speak N1 迫 haku / sema.ru urge, force, imminent N1 迭 tetsu transfer, alternation, transférer N1 迅 jin swift, fast, vif N1 迪 teki / michi, michibi.ku, susu.mu, ita.ru edify, way, path N4 送 sou / oku.ru escort, send, escorter N3 退 tai / shirizo.ku, shirizo.keru, hi.ku, no.ku, no.keru, do.ku retreat, withdraw, retire

Words with this kanji

N1 近眼 kingan nearsightedness N1 近郊 kinkou suburbs, outskirts N1 手近 tejika near, handy, familiar N1 身近 mijika near oneself, close to one, familiar N2 接近 sekkin getting closer, drawing nearer, approaching N2 近々 chikajika soon, before long N2 近付ける chikazukeru to bring near, to put close, to let come near N2 近寄る chikayoru to approach, to draw near N2 付近 fukin neighborhood, vicinity

Sentences with this kanji

N3 道に迷ったら、駅の近くにいる人に聞けばいいよ Michi ni mayottara, eki no chikaku ni iru hito ni kikeba ii yo If you get lost, you can ask someone near the station N4 最近は忙しくて運動する時間がなかなか取れないんだ Saikin wa isogashikute undou suru jikan ga nakanaka torenai nda Recently I have been busy and cannot find time to exercise N3 最近覚えた表現を使って短い会話を作ってみない？ Saikin oboeta hyougen o tsukatte mijikai kaiwa o tsukutte minai How about making a short conversation using expressions you learned recently N3 最近は前より早く起きられるようになって少し気分がいい Saikin wa mae yori hayaku okirareru you ni natte sukoshi kibun ga ii Recently I became able to wake earlier than before and feel better N4 最近は夜遅くまで起きないように気をつけている Saikin wa yoru osoku made okinai you ni ki o tsukete iru Recently I try not to stay up late