Word Meaning 近習

きんじゅ kinju

近習 is read as きんじゅ (kinju) and means attendant.

Meaning

English

  1. attendant

Reading

Kana

きんじゅ

Romaji

kinju

Writing Variants

  • 近習 きんじゅう kinjuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 122664 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

性相近し習い相遠し

せいあいちかしならいあいとおし

by human nature we are close, through practice we grow apart

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