近

Meanings

near, early, akin, tantamount

ES: cerca, cercano

Common words

• 近いちかいnear, close, short (distance)
• 近くちかくnear, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity
• 近所きんじょneighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity
• 最近さいきんrecently, lately, these days, nowadays, right now
• 近頃ちかごろlately, recently, nowadays
• 近代きんだいpresent day, modern times, recent times
• 接近せっきんgetting closer, drawing nearer, approaching
• 付近ふきんneighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity, environs, surrounding area, district

Example sentences

• 近頃ちかごろは旅行りょこうは楽らくだ。

  Travelling is easy these days.

  Hoy en día es fácil viajar.

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• 彼かれが近所きんじょに越こしてきた。

  He moved into my neighborhood.

  Él se mudó al barrio.

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• クリスマスが近ちかづいてきた。

  Christmas is fast approaching.

  Pronto será Navidad.

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• その犬いぬに近寄ちかよってはいけない。

  Don't approach the dog.

  No te acerques al perro.

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