Moto 近い (ちかい)near; close; short (distance)
- near; close; short (distance)adjective (keiyoushi)
- close (in time); soonadjective (keiyoushi)
- close (relationship); friendly; intimateadjective (keiyoushi)
- closely relatedadjective (keiyoushi)
- similar; almost the same; close toadjective (keiyoushi)
Kanji in 近い
Words that share its kanji
- 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)
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