Illustration: Two neighbours stand in the facing doorways of small houses on an exceptionally narrow residential passage. Each keeps both feet at their own threshold while they easily pass a bowl of homegrown tomatoes from one doorway to the other.

JLPT N5i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

近ちかい

chikai

near, close

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしの家いえは駅えきから近ちかい。

    My house is near the station.

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  2. 病院びょういんはここから近ちかい。

    The hospital is near here.

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  3. 近ちかいなら歩あるきましょう。

    If it’s close, let’s walk.

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Kanji in 近

  • 近near; earlyOnキン・コンKunちかい

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