I Love Kanji手近 (tejika)
手近 (てぢか, tejika) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “near; close by”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.
- Reading
- てぢか
- Romaji
- tejika
- Word class
- な-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- near; close by; within reach; handy · な-adjective, noun taking の
- familiar · な-adjective
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 手近
な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present (plain) | 手近だ | てぢかだ tejikada |
| Present (polite) | 手近です | てぢかです tejikadesu |
| Negative | 手近じゃない | てぢかじゃない tejikajanai |
| Past | 手近だった | てぢかだった tejikadatta |
| Negative past | 手近じゃなかった | てぢかじゃなかった tejikajanakatta |
| Te-form | 手近で | てぢかで tejikade |
| Before a noun | 手近な | てぢかな tejikana |
| Adverb (~ni) | 手近に | てぢかに tejikani |
Kanji in 手近
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 手近.
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Source: JMdict entry 1327490 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.