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近い

近い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちか
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Adjective

近い (-i inflection, hiragana ちかい, romaji chikai)

  1. near, close to (in space)
  2. near (in time), at hand
  3. close, closely related
  4. near, not far off (in amount)
  5. similar in appearance, form, color, shape, etc.
  6. close, on good terms with

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References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.