Vocab Info

N5 Noun, の-adjective, Adverb, Noun suffix

近(ちか)くnear, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, の-adjective, Adverb

      1. 1.

        near, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity

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    2. Noun suffix

      1. 2.

        nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"), close to

    3. Adverb

      1. 3.

        shortly, soon

    All Forms

    近く 【ちかく】

    Details

      • ち

      • か

      • く

    • Frequency

      Novels Top 600

    Examples

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    • 家(いえ)の近(ちか)くに図書館(としょかん)がある。

      There is a library near my house.

      • N5
    • このカバンは十(じゅう)万(まん)円(えん)近(ちか)くした。

      This bag cost nearly 100,000 yen.

      • N5
    • あそこの駅(えき)の近(ちか)くに、新(あたら)しいカフェがオープンした。

      A new café opened near that station.

      • N5
    • パートナーに聞(き)く:「君(きみ)は両親(りょうしん)の近(ちか)くに住(す)みたいだろう?」

      Asking my partner: 'You want to live close to your parents, don't you?'

      • N5
    • 先生(せんせい):「近(ちか)くからメダカの観察(かんさつ)をしましょう。」

      Teacher: 'Let's observe the killifish from up close.'

      • N4
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