JLPT N4 · 7 strokes
Kanji 近: "near, early, akin"
The kanji 近 means "near, early, akin, tantamount". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read キン, コン in on'yomi and ちか.い in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キンコン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ちか.い
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | near, early, akin, tantamount |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 194 of 2,501 |
Common words with 近
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 近くnear; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity · nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to
- 近づくto approach; to draw near; to get close · to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
- 最近recently; lately; these days; nowadays · nearest; closest
- 近いnear; close; short (distance) · close (in time); soon
- 近寄るto approach; to draw near
- 近所neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
- 付近neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs
- 近づけるto bring near; to bring close; to let go near · to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
- 身近near oneself; close to one; familiar
- 接近getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching · being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.)
- 間近near; close (to); nearby · (drawing) near; approaching; almost here; just around the corner
- 近頃lately; recently; nowadays · terribly; awfully; extremely
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