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    3. 近く

    近く

    近ちかく​

    near

    N5KMT6CoreDaily LifeKanji Vocab8 strokes

    ちかく

    Noun, Particle, Adverb

    1.
    near, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity

    Noun, Suffix

    2.
    nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"), close to

    Adverb

    3.
    shortly, soon

    Stroke 0 / 8

    Speed1.0x

    駅えきの近ちかくに住すんでいます。

    I live near the station.

    KMT3Daily LifeHome & Housing
    近ちかくの公こう園えんで子こ供どもたちが遊 んでいます。

    Children are playing in the nearby park.

    KMT5Daily Life
    近ちかくのコンビニで飲のみ物ものを買かいました。

    I bought a drink at a nearby convenience store.

    KMT6Daily LifeFood & Dining
    飛ひ行こう機きはもうすぐ空くう港こうの近ちかくに着ちゃく陸りくします。

    The airplane will land near the airport soon.

    KMT6Travel & Transportation
    彼かれの家いえは、私わたしの職しょく場ばから車くるまで30分さんじゅっ近ぷんちかくかかります。

    His house takes nearly 30 minutes by car from my workplace.

    KMT7Daily LifeWork & CareerTravel & Transportation

    Characters that make up this word

    近
    ちか.い…(5)
    near・early・akin・tantamount
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
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