Word Meaning 近しい

ちかしい chikashii

近しい is read as ちかしい (chikashii) and means intimate.

Meaning

English

  1. intimate
  2. close

Reading

Kana

ちかしい

Romaji

chikashii

Writing Variants

  • 親しい ちかしい chikashii

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 疎い Rank 92870 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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近い

ちかい

closely related

近所づきあい

きんじょづきあい

interaction with one's neighbors

近づき難い

ちかづきがたい

unapproachable

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