Word Meaning 近々

きんきん kinkin

近々 is read as きんきん (kinkin) and means close (by).

Meaning

English

  1. close (by)
  2. near
  3. nearby
  4. soon
  5. before long
  6. shortly
  7. in the near future

Reading

Kana

きんきん

Romaji

kinkin

Writing Variants

  • 近々 ちかぢか chikajika
  • 近ぢか きんきん kinkin
  • 近ぢか ちかぢか chikajika
  • 近近 きんきん kinkin
  • 近近 ちかぢか chikajika

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 6377 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

近づく

ちかづく

to approach

近代

きんだい

early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

近世

きんせい

early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)

近い

ちかい

closely related

近道

ちかみち

shorter way

近年

きんねん

recent years

近日

きんじつ

soon

近く

ちかく

nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year")

近づき

ちかづき

acquaintance

近海

きんかい

coastal waters

近作

きんさく

recent work

近親

きんしん

near relative

Example Sentences

4

See you soon!

I hope to see you soon.

I'm looking forward to seeing you soon.

When I saw them on a date, I asked them, "Do I hear wedding bells?"