Kanji

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

Stroke: 1/7

Component Analysis

近
near, early, akin...
ちか.い, キン, コン
辶
walk, walking, road radical variant (no. 162)
チャク
斤
axe, 1.32 lb, catty...
キン

Common Words

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