JLPT N5 · Noun / adverb

近く (chikaku)

近く (ちかく, chikaku) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “near; neighbourhood”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ちかく
Romaji: chikaku
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity · noun, noun taking の, adverb
nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to · suffix noun
shortly; soon · adverb

Example sentences

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.

Tatoeba #86849

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.

Tatoeba #234967

国会は近く解散するだろう。

The Diet will soon be dissolved.

Tatoeba #173083

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 近く

近

near, early, akinキン・コン・ちか.い · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 近く.

近いちかい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

Source: JMdict entry 1242160 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.