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Grade Level: 2
JLPT Level: 3
Frequency: 194
Bushu (Radical) Info:
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす)
road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ)
crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Henshall Mnemonic:
distance to move chopped, making it near
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Stroke Order Diagram (SOD): 7 Strokes
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On-Yomi Reading(s):
キン
コン
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Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ちか.い
おう
おお
この
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English Meaning(s):
near
early
akin
tantamount
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Popular words and/or phrases using this kanji:
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- 遠近法 [えんきんほう]
(n) perspective [K] [D]
- 間近 [まぢか]
(adj-na,n-adv,n) proximity; nearness; soon; nearby [K] [D]
- 近々 [きんきん]
(adv) nearness; before long [K] [D]
- 近い [ちかい]
(adj,suf) near; close by; short [K] [D]
- 近く [ちかく]
(n-adv,n) near; neighbourhood; vicinity [K] [D]
- 近づき [ちかづき]
(n) acquaintance [K] [D]
- 近衛 [このえ]
(n) Imperial Guards [K] [D]
- 近海 [きんかい]
(n) coastal waters; adjacent seas [K] [D]
- 近眼 [きんがん]
(n) nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia [K] [D]
- 近寄せる [ちかよせる]
(v1) to bring close to; to associate with [K] [D]
- 近寄る [ちかよる]
(v5r) to approach; to draw near [K] [D]
- 近畿 [きんき]
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara) [K] [D]
- 近距離 [きんきょり]
(n) short distance [K] [D]
- 近況 [きんきょう]
(n) recent state (condition) [K] [D]
- 近郊 [きんこう]
(n) suburbs; outskirts [K] [D]
- 近頃 [ちかごろ]
(n-adv,n-t) lately; recently; nowadays [K] [D]
- 近作 [きんさく]
(n) recent work [K] [D]
- 近視 [きんし]
(n) shortsightedness [K] [D]
- 近所 [きんじょ]
(n) neighbourhood [K] [D]
- 近親 [きんしん]
(n) near relative [K] [D]
- 近世 [きんせい]
(n) recent times [K] [D]
- 近代 [きんだい]
(n) present day [K] [D]
- 近代詩 [きんだいし]
(n) modern poetry; modern-style poetry [K] [D]
- 近代的 [きんだいてき]
(adj-na) modern [K] [D]
- 近著 [きんちょ]
(n) recent work [K] [D]
- 近鉄 [きんてつ]
(abbr) Kinki Nippon Tetsudou (railway co.) [K] [D]
- 近道 [ちかみち]
(n) short way; shortcut [K] [D]
- 近日 [きんじつ]
(n-adv,n-t) soon; in a few days [K] [D]
- 近年 [きんねん]
(n-adv,n-t) recent years [K] [D]
- 近付く [ちかづく]
(v5k) to approach; to get near; to get acquainted with; to get closer [K] [D]
- 近付ける [ちかづける]
(v1) to bring near; to put close; to let come near; to associate with [K] [D]
- 近辺 [きんぺん]
(n) neighbourhood; vicinity [K] [D]
- 近隣 [きんりん]
(n) neighbourhood; vicinity [K] [D]
- 最近 [さいきん]
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) latest; most recent; nowadays [K] [D]
- 親近感 [しんきんかん]
(n) affinity [K] [D]
- 身近 [みぢか]
(adj-na,n) near oneself; close to one; familiar [K] [D]
- 接近 [せっきん]
(n,vs) getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching [K] [D]
- 側近 [そっきん]
(n) close associate; close aide; brains-truster [K] [D]
- 付近 [ふきん]
(n,n-suf) neighbourhood; vicinity; environs [K] [D]
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