Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 付近(ふきん) in Japanese

付近, 附近
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
ふきん
Romaji
fukin
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
    Meaning
    neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; environs
    Example sentence
    人々が浜辺付近で遊んでいる。 People are playing near the beach.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    approaching
    Example sentence
    今私の家の付近に住宅が続々建っている。 In my neighborhood, houses are now being built one after another.

Examples of 付近, 附近, ふきん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

附 JLPT 1

8 strokes

affixed, attach, refer to, append

On'Yomi: フ

Kun'Yomi: つ.ける, つ.く

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付 JLPT 3

5 strokes

adhere, attach, refer to, append

On'Yomi: フ

Kun'Yomi: つ.ける, -つ.ける, -づ.ける, つ.け, つ.け-, -つ.け, -づ.け, -づけ, つ.く, -づ.く, つ.き, -つ.き, -つき, -づ.き, -づき

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近 JLPT 4

7 strokes

near, early, akin, tantamount

On'Yomi: キン, コン

Kun'Yomi: ちか.い

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