近い

Meanings

1. near; close; short (distance)
2. close (in time); soon
3. close (relationship); friendly; intimate
4. closely related
5. similar; almost the same; close to; nearly

Part of speech: i-adjective

Kanji

• 近

  Meanings

  near, early, akin, tantamount

  On reading

  キン、コン

  Kun reading

  ちか.い

  Strokes

  7

Example sentences

• クリスマスが近くなってきた。

  Christmas is fast approaching.

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