Vocabulary

What does 手近 (てぢか, tejika) mean?

手近 (てぢか, tejika) means close at hand, handy, familiar.

Quick facts
Readingてぢか
Romajitejika
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
てぢか
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworktejika

close at hand, handy, familiar

Example sentences

  • I will explain by giving a familiar example.

  • I made it resourcefully using things that were close at hand.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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