Kanji
近
kanji character
near
early
akin
tantamount
近 kanji-近 near, early, akin, tantamount
近
Meaning
near early akin
Readings
Kun'yomi
- ちかい
On'yomi
- さい きん recently
- きん だい present day
- きん がん nearsightedness
- こん る banishment (to a nearby province)
- う こん のたちばな tachibana tree west of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace)
- さ こん のさくら cherry tree east of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace)
Practice Writing
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Common Words
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近 くnear, neighbourhood, neighborhood... -
近 めsomewhat near, fairly close -
最 近 recently, lately, these days... -
近 代 present day, modern times, recent times... -
近 眼 nearsightedness, shortsightedness, myopia -
近 目 nearsightedness, shortsightedness, myopia -
近 頃 lately, recently, nowadays... -
近 ごろlately, recently, nowadays... -
近 日 soon, in a few days -
付 近 neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity... -
附 近 neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity... -
近 寄 せるto bring close, to bring near, to associate with (someone)... -
近 郊 outskirts, environs (of a city), surrounding area... -
近 所 neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity -
接 近 getting closer, drawing nearer, approaching... -
間 近 near, close (to), nearby... -
真 近 near, close (to), nearby... -
目 近 near, close (to), nearby... -
近 いnear, close, short (distance)... -
近 づくto approach, to draw near, to get close... -
近 世 recent past, recent times, early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan) -
近 道 shorter way, shortcut -
近 路 shorter way, shortcut -
側 近 close aide (of a powerful person), close associate, entourage... -
近 付 くto approach, to draw near, to get close... -
近 よるto approach, to draw near -
近 視 myopia, shortsightedness, nearsightedness -
近 年 recent years -
近 づけるto bring near, to bring close, to let go near... -
近 畿 Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)