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Kanji: 近

KANJI
7 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
ちか
 ON 音 
キン
コン
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
⻍(⻌)
Radical name:
しんにょう
Meaning:
Near, early, akin, tantamount
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 200 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
(ちか)
near
N5
(ちか)
near
N4
(きんじょ)
neighbourhood
N4
(さいきん)
latest, nowadays
N3
(きんだい)
present day
N3
(ちかごろ)
lately, recently, nowadays
N2
(せっきん)
getting closer, drawing nearer, approaching
N2
(ちかぢか)
nearness, before long
N2
(ちかづ)ける
to bring near, to put close, to let come near, to associate with
N2
(ちかよ)
to approach, to draw near
N2
(ふきん)
neighbourhood, vicinity, environs
N1
(きんがん)
nearsightedness, shortsightedness, myopia
N1
(きんこう)
suburbs, outskirts
N1
(きんし)
shortsightedness
N1
(ちかづ)
to approach, to get near, to get acquainted with, to get closer
N1
(てぢか)
near, handy, familiar
N1
(みぢか)
near oneself, close to one, familiar
Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.
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