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    3. 近づき

    近づき

    近ちかづ​き​

    acquaintance

    KMT6News #15+1NounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab14 strokes

    近付き

    ちかづき

    Noun

    1.
    acquaintance, making someone's acquaintance

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは私わたしの古ふるい近ちかづきです。

    He is an old acquaintance of mine.

    KMT5Family & Relationships
    新あたらしい職しょく場ばにはまだ親したしい近ちかづきがいない。

    I don't have any close acquaintances yet at my new workplace.

    KMT6Work & CareerFamily & Relationships
    パーティーで新あたらしい近ちかづきができて楽たのしかった。

    It was fun making new acquaintances at the party.

    KMT6Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょは多おおくの有ゆう力りょく者しゃと近ちかづきがある。

    She has acquaintances with many influential people.

    KMT7Daily LifeBusiness & Finance
    遠とおい親しん戚せきよりも、近きん所じょの近ちかづきの方かたが頼たよりになることもある。

    Sometimes, acquaintances in the neighborhood are more reliable than distant relatives.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    近
    ちか.い…(5)
    near・early・akin・tantamount
    Kanji
    づ
    zu
    Kana
    き
    ki
    Kana
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