How do you read 近く?

近く is read ちかく (chikaku), with nakadaka pitch accent (falls after mora 2).

How is 近く used in a sentence?

新居の近くに、スーパーがあって便利だ。 — There's a supermarket near the new home, which is convenient.

How do you write 近く in romaji?

近く is written chikaku in romaji.

近ちかく

Q: What JLPT level is 近く?

近く is a JLPT N5 word (beginner).

ちかく · chikaku

JLPT N5 › i-adjective

Near, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity

nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"), close to
shortly, soon

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Nakadaka

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Example sentences

新居の近くに、スーパーがあって便利だ。

しんきょのちかくに、すーぱーがあってべんりだ。

There's a supermarket near the new home, which is convenient.

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新居の近くに川があるから、夏は涼しくて過ごしやすいかもしれない。

しんきょのちかくにかわがあるから、なつはすずしくてすごしやすいかもしれない。

There's a river near the new place, so it might be cool and comfortable in summer.

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ゴミ袋を買い忘れたから、近くのスーパーに走った。

ごみぶくろをかいわすれたから、ちかくのすーぱーにはしった。

I forgot to buy trash bags, so I ran to the nearby supermarket.

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この絵は、遠くから見ると印象派のように見えるが、近くで見ると筆致が全く異なる。

このえは、とおくからみるといんしょうはのようにみえるが、ちかくでみるとひっしがまったくことなる。

This painting looks Impressionist from afar, but up close the brushwork is completely different.

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近Near, Early, Akin 音きん・こん訓ちか.い JLPT N4 · 7 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

近所きんじょneighborhood 手近てぢかnear, handy, familiar 最近さいきんrecently, nowadays, in recent years, most recent, latest 近々ちかぢかsoon, before long 接近せっきんgetting closer, drawing nearer, approaching 近いちかいnear, close by, short

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What does 近く mean?

Near, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity. It can also mean: nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"), close to; shortly, soon.

How do you pronounce 近く?

ちかく (chikaku). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 近く?

JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.

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