近 – near, early, akin

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The kanji 近 means near, early, akin, tantamount. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キン、コン (kin, kon); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ちか.い (chikai). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 辵 (no. 162).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キン	kin
On’yomi	コン	kon
Kun’yomi	ちか.い	chikai

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 辵 (Kangxi radical 162). Components: 斤・込.

Words using 近

近いちかいnear近くちかくnear最近さいきんrecently近所きんじょneighbourhood近代きんだいpresent day近視きんしmyopia近頃ちかごろlately接近せっきんgetting closer近々ちかぢかsoon付近ふきんneighborhood近寄るちかよるto approach近付けるちかづけるto bring near近眼きんがんnearsightedness近郊きんこうoutskirts身近みぢかnear oneself手近てぢかnear

Example sentences

クリスマスが近くなってきた。

Christmas is fast approaching.

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彼女は風呂付きの部屋を探していたのだが、この近くで見つけた。

She was looking for a room with a bath, and found one near here.

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７時近くだ。学校へ行かなくては。

It is close to seven o'clock. We have to go to school.

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Kanji with the same radical

連選通進道運過送違述追退辺造達週

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