Word Meaning 近め

ちかめ chikame

近め is read as ちかめ (chikame) and means somewhat near.

Meaning

English

somewhat near
fairly close

Reading

Kana

ちかめ

Romaji

chikame

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 遠め Rank 92519 Priority O

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