Illustration: At a low table in a Japanese living room, a seated adult catches a spreading tea spill with a folded cloth lying immediately beside their knee. Their other hand steadies the tipped cup, and their body remains comfortably in place. A cleaning cupboard stands across the room, well beyond reach.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

手て近ぢか

tejika

close at hand, handy

Example sentences

  1. いつも手近てぢかに辞書じしょを持もっていなさい。

    Always have your dictionary near at hand.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 私わたしはいつも手近てぢかに辞書じしょを置おいている。

    I always keep a dictionary close at hand.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. タコは手近てぢかなタンパク質しつの供給源きょうきゅうげんとして、世界各地せかいかくちの沿岸地方えんがんちほうで食用しょくようされている。

    As a commonly available source of protein, octopus has been consumed as food in coastal areas worldwide.

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

Kanji in 手近

  • 手handOnシュ・ズKunて・て-・た-
  • 近near; earlyOnキン・コンKunちかい

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