Word Meaning 近い

ちかい chikai

近い is read as ちかい (chikai) and means closely related.

Meaning

English

  1. closely related
  2. close (in time)
  3. soon
  4. close (relationship)
  5. friendly
  6. intimate
  7. near
  8. close

Reading

Kana

ちかい

Romaji

chikai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 遠い Rank 5504 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

近所づきあい

きんじょづきあい

interaction with one's neighbors

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)

近道

ちかみち

shorter way

近々

きんきん

close (by)

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

Example Sentences

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いえはえきにちかい。

The house is near the station.

はるはもうちかい。

Spring is already near.

ちかいうちにごれんらくします。

I will contact you soon.

かれとはしんせきにちかいかんけいです。

My relationship with him is close to that of relatives.

そのふたつのあんはいみがちかい。

Those two proposals are close in meaning.

こたえはせいかいにちかい。

The answer is close to being correct.