近

meaningnear, early, akin, tantamount

On'yomi
キン、コン
Kun'yomi
ちか.い
Strokes
7
Taught in
Japanese grade 2
Frequency
#194 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

近
  • 最近さいきんrecently
  • 近代きんだいpresent day
  • 付近ふきんneighborhood
  • 側近そっきんclose aide
  • 近所きんじょneighbourhood
  • 近年きんねんrecent years
  • 近畿きんきKinki
  • 近郊きんこうoutskirts

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