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30 word matches found for '近' using reading 'ちか'
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near; close; short (distance)
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noun, 'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity  (see also: 近い)
noun (suffix)
2. nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to
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Most common form: 近づく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to approach; to draw near; to get close
2. to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
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short way; shortcut
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to approach; to draw near
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Most common form: 近づける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to bring near; to put close; to let come near; to associate with
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
lately; recently; nowadays
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noun
acquaintance
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intimate; close  (see also: 親しい)
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noun
nearby
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Most common form: 近い内に
expression, adverb
before long
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close to a station  (colloquialism)
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noun
nearby place
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Most common form: 程近い
near; nearby; not far off  (opposite: 程遠い)
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unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
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Most common form: なつ近し
noun
near summer; end of spring
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to bring close to; to associate with
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noun
fire in the neighborhood; fire in the neighbourhood
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noun
proximity; nearby
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near; close  (opposite: 遠め)
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taking a shortcut; neighborhood; neighbourhood
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noun
making someone's acquaintance
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expression, noun, 'no' adjective
near future
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expression
It's close, isn't it?
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expression
A wise man keeps away from danger  (idiomatic expression)
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expression
neither near nor far
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expression, noun
most recent common ancestor
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expression
A hedge between keeps friendships  (idiomatic expression)
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expression
A neighbour is better than a relative living far  (idiomatic expression)
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expression
it's human nature to consider things that are afar as beautiful and things that are up close as unsightly
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