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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

近ちかく

N5
ちかく chikaku
  1. near
nounの-adjectiveadverb

Chinese meanings

附近;接近

Examples

  • 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.
    快七点了。我得去学校了。
  • スミスさんはすぐ近ちかくにいます。
    Mr Smith is within shouting distance.
    史密斯先生就在附近。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('6d7293f7cf'); // 近く
{
  "id": "6d7293f7cf",
  "word": "近く",
  "reading": "ちかく",
  "romaji": "chikaku",
  "meanings": [
    "near"
  ],
  "level": "N5",
  "pos": [
    "n",
    "adj-no",
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1242160,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "7時近くだ。学校へ行かなくては。",
      "en": "It is close to seven o'clock. We have to go to school.",
      "tatoeba_id": 234967
    },
    {
      "ja": "スミスさんはすぐ近くにいます。",
      "furigana": "スミスさんはすぐ{近|ちか}くにいます。",
      "en": "Mr Smith is within shouting distance.",
      "tatoeba_id": 214296
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "111848973da1a0980a7ea585a953f88d3b41f104989378d6175e11ede0cbf837",
    "meanings": [
      "附近;接近"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "7時近くだ。学校へ行かなくては。",
        "zh": "快七点了。我得去学校了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "スミスさんはすぐ近くにいます。",
        "zh": "史密斯先生就在附近。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n5/6d7293f7cf",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "e14f053ef0df7687ad99e92adabd9e04df5fdb105f6120d595490d27c3eed99a"
  }
}