Illustration: In a small neighbourhood park, a parent sits on a bench repairing the loose strap of a child's sunhat. The child plays in a sandpit immediately beside the bench, comfortably within a few steps and the parent's easy view.

JLPT N5adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

近ちかく

chikaku

nearby

Example sentences

  1. 近ちかくに病院びょういんがある。

    There is a hospital nearby.

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  2. バス停ていは近ちかくだ。

    The bus stop is quite handy.

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  3. 駅えきはすぐ近ちかくです。

    The station is nearby.

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Kanji in 近

  • 近near; earlyOnキン・コンKunちかい

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