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近

JLPT N4

Meanings

  • near
  • early
  • akin
  • tantamount

Readings

  • きん
  • こん
  • ちか
Strokes
7
JLPT Level
N4
Frequency
#237

Common Words

  • 近いちかいnear, close, short (distance)
  • 近くちかくnear, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity
  • 近海きんかいcoastal waters, adjacent seas
  • 近眼きんがんnearsightedness, shortsightedness, myopia
  • 近畿きんきKinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)

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Data: KANJIDIC2 & JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0)