Meaning 近く: Nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year")

Meaning

English

nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year")
close to
shortly
soon
near
neighbourhood
neighborhood
vicinity

Reading

Kana

ちかく

Romaji

chikaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 遠く Rank 13718 Priority C

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

近々

きんきん

close (by)

近年

きんねん

recent years

近日

きんじつ

soon

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

10

駅の近くに小さな公園がある。

えきのちかくにちいさなこうえんがある。

There is a small park near the station.

近くにいる？

Are you nearby?

近くにいるの？

Are you nearby?

７時近くだ。

It is close to seven o'clock.

家はこの近くなの？

Is your house near here?

この近くにあるの？

Is it nearby?

トムは近くにいる？

Is Tom around?

トムは近くにいた。

Tom was nearby.

この近くに座って。

Sit near here.

それはすぐ近くなの？

Is it nearby?