近く【ちかく】
Frequency rank: 462.
- near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinitysee also 近い
- nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to
- shortly; soon
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; adverb (fukushi)
noun, used as a suffix
adverb (fukushi)
Forms
- 近く【ちかく】Frequency rank: 462.
- ちかく
Generated definitions (experimental)
- near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
- nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to
- shortly; soon
This word is used to describe locations that are close by or in the surrounding area.
I want to go to the nearby park.
This meaning is used to indicate proximity in time or space.
I live close by.
This meaning is used to convey something happening in the near future.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Example sentences
397 results
I live near the sea, so I often get to go to the beach.
If you frequently spit-up blood you should call an ambulance or have a nearby physician make a house call.
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.
4. じゅぎょう授業のおわり終わりちかく近くになると、きょうし教師がひとこと一言もきごう「しずかに静かにしなさいきごう」きごう「すわりなさい座りなさいきごう!きごう」といわない言わないにもかかわらず、しぜん自然とこどもたち子どもたちはじぶん自分のせき席にもどり戻りしずかに静かになる。
As the lesson comes to an end, even if the teacher doesn't say "be quiet" or "sit down," the children naturally return to their seats and quieten down.
What the fuck are you up to taking advantage of his proximity to cling to him like a wet T-shirt?!
When Yoko and I heard the sirens stop nearby, we quickly decided to go check it out.
The office where my father works is near the station.
She was looking for a room with a bath, and found one near here.
She has grieved over his loss for nearly ten years.
She added in her letter that she would write again soon.
She knows ten times as many English words as I do.
She's leading a happy life with her husband near the sea in Kamakura.