Lingaku近い【ちかい】
Frequency rank: 589.
- near; close; short (distance)
- close (in time); soon
- close (relationship); friendly; intimate
- closely related
- similar; almost the same; close to; nearly
adjective (keiyoushi)
Forms
- 近い【ちかい】Frequency rank: 589.
- ちかいFrequency rank: 36,082. – 36,518.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- near; close; short (distance)
- close (in time); soon
- close (relationship); friendly; intimate
- closely related
- similar; almost the same; close to; nearly
This meaning is used to describe physical proximity or a short distance between two objects or locations.
This meaning conveys that an event is approaching or is about to happen shortly.
Used to describe relationships that are characterized by strong emotional bonds or a high level of familiarity.
This meaning is applied when referring to entities that have strong connections or similarities in characteristics or origins.
This usage indicates that two or more things are not identical but share similarities or are almost equivalent.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ちかい近いばしょ場所nearby placeちかい近いみらい未来near futureちかい近いともだち友達close friendちかい近いかんけい関係close relationshipちかい近いきょり距離short distanceちかい近いにている似ているsimilar; almost the sameいけん意見がちかい近いsimilar opinionsちかい近いねんれい年齢close in ageちかい近いもくひょう目標similar goalsちかい近いじこく時刻soon; close timeしたしい親しいゆうじん友人intimate friendいえ家がちかい近いhouses are closeちかいしょうらい近い将来near future
Example sentences
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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.
The servants gathered there totalled ... n-nearly one hundred!
I was nearly ten when my parents gave me a chemistry set for Christmas.
Her handicraft is more than a hobby. It's more like a profession.
Their house is off the map, miles away from the nearest town.
His diary was a kind of list of events, though he commented at length once in a while.