Vocabulary

What does 近い (ちかい, chikai) mean?

近い (ちかい, chikai) means near, close.

Quick facts
Reading	ちかい
Romaji	chikai
Part of speech	i-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N5

近いちかい

N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonchikai

near, close

GenkiGenki 13

1i-adjective near; close; short (distance)
2i-adjective close (in time); soon
3i-adjective close (relationship); friendly; intimate
4i-adjective closely related
5i-adjective similar; almost the same; close to

Example sentences

駅(えき)は家(いえ)に近(ちか)いです。
The station is near my house.
近(ちか)いスーパーへ行(い)きます。
I go to a nearby supermarket.

Kanji in this word

近near, close

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