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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

近きん距きょ離り

kinkyori

short distance, close range

Example sentences

  1. ホールに関かんしては宇治市文化うじしぶんかセンター・八幡市文化やわたしぶんかセンターと比較的ひかくてき近距離きんきょりに位置いちし、少すくなからず競合状態きょうごうじょうたいにある。

    It is located relatively close to Uji City Culture Center and Yawata City Culture Center and competition is fierce.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 最近さいきんは利用りようする船舶せんぱくの減少げんしょうが続つづいていたが、好漁場こうぎょじょうまで近距離きんきょりにあることを生いかし、漁業ぎょぎょうの根拠港こんきょこうの役割やくわりを果はたしている。

    Although the number of boats and ships using the port has continued to decline recently, the port serves as a fishery base, taking advantage of its location near fertile fishing grounds.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 日本国有鉄道時代にほんこくゆうてつどうじだいは、山陰本線さんいんほんせんの本数ほんすうが大変少たいへんすくなかったために、近距離きんきょりの観光かんこう・通勤利用つうきんりようが少すくなかったが、JRになって本数ほんすうが増ふえて以降いこうは変かわってきている。

    In the era of Japan National Railways, relatively few passengers used the station to reach places at short distances for sightseeing tours or for commutes, because the frequency of train service on the Sanin Main Line was low; however, in the era of JR the increase in service has changed the situation.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 近距離

  • 近near; earlyOnキン・コンKunちかい
  • 距long-distance; spurOnキョKunへだたる・けづめ
  • 離detach; separationOnリKunはなれる・はなす

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