近 — near, close, recent

ちか近 near

U+8FD1 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 7 strokes Freq #194 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1129 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

near
close
recent

word

ちか chika Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

近(ちか) い chikai near 近(ちか) く chikaku near 近(ちか) づく chikazuku to approach 身(み) 近(ぢか) mijika near oneself

きん kin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

最(さい) 近(きん) saikin recently 近(きん) 代(だい) kindai modern era 付(ふ) 近(きん) fukin vicinity 近(きん) 年(ねん) kinnen recent years 接(せっ) 近(きん) sekkin approach 近(きん) 所(じょ) kinjo neighborhood 近(きん) 隣(りん) kinrin neighborhood 近(きん) kin near

こん kon On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

近(こん) 藤(どう) kondou Kondou (surname)

Stroke order

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