近く

Meanings

1. Noun · No-adjective · Adverb

   near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

2. nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to

3. Adverb

   shortly; soon

In Spanish

1. cerca; vecindario

2. casi (i.e. "llevó casi un año"); cerca de

3. en breve; dentro de poco; pronto

Kanji in this word

• 近

Example sentences

• スミスさんはすぐ近ちかくにいます。

  Mr Smith is within shouting distance.

  El Sr. Smith está aquí al lado.

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• ７時近くだ。学校へ行かなくては。

  It is close to seven o'clock. We have to go to school.

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