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Meaning of 近く in Japanese
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近くJLPT 5
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Kana Readingちかく
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Romajichikaku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun, used as a suffix
- Meaning
- nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"); close to
- Example sentence
- 少年少女と呼ぶべき年齢の者から、近く大往生を遂げるのではないかという老齢の者の姿まである。 There were figures there from those of an age best called girls and boys to those who looked to be old enough to be about to live out their life span.
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- Parts of speech
- adverb (fukushi)
- Meaning
- shortly; soon
- Example sentence
- 授業の終わり近くになると、教師が一言も「静かにしなさい」「座りなさい！」と言わないにもかかわらず、自然と子どもたちは自分の席に戻り静かになる。 As the lesson comes to an end, even if the teacher doesn't say a word of "be quiet", "sit down!," the children naturally return to their seats and quieten down.
Examples of 近く, ちかく in a sentence
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ひんぱんに吐血する場合は、救急車を呼ぶか、近くの内科医に往診してもらう。
If you frequently spit-up blood you should call an ambulance or have a nearby physician make a house call.
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少年少女と呼ぶべき年齢の者から、近く大往生を遂げるのではないかという老齢の者の姿まである。
There were figures there from those of an age best called girls and boys to those who looked to be old enough to be about to live out their life span.
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授業の終わり近くになると、教師が一言も「静かにしなさい」「座りなさい！」と言わないにもかかわらず、自然と子どもたちは自分の席に戻り静かになる。
As the lesson comes to an end, even if the teacher doesn't say a word of "be quiet", "sit down!," the children naturally return to their seats and quieten down.
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We took refuge from the storm in a nearby barn.
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葉子と私はサイレンが近くで止まるのを聞いて、何が起きたのかとすぐに飛び出していこうとした。
When Yoko and I heard the sirens stop nearby, we quickly decided to go check it out.
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It came to rain toward evening.