Search Terms: 近*
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adjective
1.
near, close, short (distance)
2.
close (in time), soon
3.
close (relationship), friendly, intimate
4.
closely related
5.
similar, almost the same, close to, nearly
noun, no-adjective, adverbial noun
1.
near, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity
See also:近い
noun (suffix)
2.
nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"), close to
adverb
3.
shortly, soon
noun
1.
present day, modern times, recent times
2.
early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
See also:明治維新
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
lately, recently, nowadays
Other readings:
近ごろ【ちかごろ】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to approach, to draw near
Other readings:
近よる【ちかよる】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to bring near, to bring close, to let go near
2.
to associate with, to bring (people) together, to let come near (of a person)
Other readings:
近付ける【ちかづける】
noun
•
outskirts, environs (of a city), surrounding area, surroundings
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
soon, nearness, before long
Other readings:
近々【きんきん】
、近近【ちかぢか】
、近近【きんきん】
、近ぢか【ちかぢか】
Godan-ku 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
Other readings:
近付く【ちかづく】
、近付く【ちかずく】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
•
nearsightedness, shortsightedness, myopia
Other readings:
近眼【ちかめ】
、近目【ちかめ】
noun
1.
recent past, recent times
2.
early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)