Moto 近: Near; Early; AkinKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- キン、コン
- Kun'yomi
- ちか(い)
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 278 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (キン・コン)
- 最近さいきんrecently; lately
- 付近ふきんneighborhood; vicinity
- 近代きんだいpresent day; modern times
- 側近そっきんclose associate; close aide
- 近年きんねんrecent years
- 近所きんじょneighbourhood; neighborhood
- 近畿きんきKinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
- 近郊きんこうoutskirts; environs (of a city)
- 近隣きんりんneighbourhood; neighborhood
- 接近せっきんgetting closer; drawing nearer
- 近海きんかいcoastal waters; adjacent seas
- 近著きんちょrecent work
- 近世きんせいrecent past; recent times
- 近代的きんだいてきmodern
- 近親きんしんnear relative
- 親近感しんきんかんaffinity; feeling of closeness (with someone)
- 近代詩きんだいしmodern poetry; modern-style poetry
- 近距離きんきょりshort distance
- 近作きんさくrecent work
- 近況きんきょうrecent state; present state
- 近刊きんかんforthcoming publication; to be published soon
- 近接きんせつproximity; nearness
- 近日きんじつsoon; in a few days
- 近来きんらいrecently
- 近東きんとうNear East
- 近県きんけんneighboring prefectures; nearby prefectures
- 近眼きんがんnearsightedness; shortsightedness
- 近視きんしmyopia; shortsightedness
- 遠近えんきんdistance; perspective
- 遠近法えんきんほうperspective
- 隣近所となりきんじょneighbors; neighbours
- ごく最近ごくさいきんvery recently; in the very recent past
- 中近東ちゅうきんとうNear and Middle East
- 仮性近視かせいきんしfalse shortsightedness; pseudomyopia
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 間近まぢかproximity; nearness
- 近づきちかづきacquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
- 近いちかいnear; close
- 身近みぢかnear oneself; close to one
- 近道ちかみちshort way; shortcut
- 手近てぢかnear; close by
- 近くちかくnear; neighbourhood
- 近づくちかづくto approach; to draw near
- 近づけるちかづけるto bring near; to bring close
- 近付くちかづくto approach; to draw near
- 近付けるちかづけるto bring near; to bring close
- 近寄せるちかよせるto bring close; to bring near
- 近寄るちかよるto approach; to draw near
- 近頃ちかごろlately; recently
- 間近いまぢかいnear at hand
- お近づきおちかづきacquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
- お近づきになるおちかづきになるto make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
- お近付きおちかづきacquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
- お近付きになるおちかづきになるto make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
- そば近くそばちかくnearby
- なつ近しなつちかしnear summer; end of spring
- ほど近いほどちかいnear; nearby
- トイレが近いトイレがちかいhaving a small bladder; having an overactive bladder
Other readings
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