Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 近い(ちかい) in Japanese

近い
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
ちかい
Romaji
chikai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjective (keiyoushi)
    Meaning
    near; close; short (distance)
    Example sentence
    この公園西側近いところは、道路騒音大きいが、はいるう聞こえない。 Near the west side of the park there's a lot of noise from the road, but when you go into the park you can't hear it any more.

Examples of 近い, ちかい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

7 strokes

near, early, akin, tantamount

On'Yomi: キン, コン

Kun'Yomi: ちか.い

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