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近

Kanji 近: meaning "near", readings, stroke order

The kanji 近 means "near". On'yomi: キン; kun'yomi: ちかい. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
near
On'yomi
キン
Kun'yomi
ちかい
Strokes
7
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 近

  • 近い ちかい — near, close by, short
  • 近く ちかく — nearby; in the neighborhood
  • 最近 さいきん — recently, nowadays, in recent years, most recent, latest
  • 近所 きんじょ — neighborhood
  • 近代 きんだい — modern times
  • 近視 きんし — nearsightedness
  • 近頃 ちかごろ — lately, recently, nowadays
  • 接近 せっきん — getting closer, drawing nearer, approaching
  • 近々 ちかぢか — soon, before long
  • 近付ける ちかづける — to bring near, to put close, to let come near
  • 近寄る ちかよる — to approach, to draw near
  • 付近 ふきん — neighborhood, vicinity

Stroke order · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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