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What does 近く (ちかく, chikaku) mean?

近く (ちかく, chikaku) means nearby, the vicinity.

Quick facts
Readingちかく
Romajichikaku
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective, adverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
ちかく
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonchikaku

nearby, the vicinity

  1. 1noun · no-adjective · adverb near; neighbourhood; neighborhood
  2. 2noun suffix nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to
  3. 3adverb shortly; soon

Example sentences

  • There is a park nearby.

  • I live near the school.

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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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