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近く

Reading

Kana: ちかく
Romaji: chikaku
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Definitions

n-adv
noun
1

near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

See also: 近い
n-suf
2

nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"); close to

adv
3

shortly; soon

Kanji

近
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount

Example Sentences

７時(じ)近(ちか)くだ。
➥It is close to seven o'clock.
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交番(こうばん)が近(ちか)くにある。
➥A police station is close at hand.
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近(ちか)くに座(すわ)りなさい。
➥Sit near at hand.
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バス停(てい)は近(ちか)くだ。
➥The bus stop is quite handy.
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近(ちか)くに病院(びょういん)がある。
➥There is a hospital nearby.
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駅(えき)はすぐ近(ちか)くです。
➥The station is near at hand.
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