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ちかい近 near

Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 7 strokes

U+8FD1 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. 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
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ちか・ぢか 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 間(ま) 近(ぢか) majika near at hand 近(ちか) づける chikazukeru to bring close 近々(ぢか) chikajika soon 身(み) 近(ぢか) mijika near oneself 近(ちか) 付(づ) く chikazuku to approach

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).

近(きん) 年(ねん) kinnen recent years 近(きん) kin near 近(きん) 日(じつ) kinjitsu soon 親(しん) 近(きん) shinkin intimacy 近(きん) 代(だい) kindai modern era 近(きん) 所(じょ) kinjo neighborhood 近(きん) 鉄(てつ) kintetsu Kintetsu (railway company) 最(さい) 近(きん) saikin recently

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)

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きん斤 axe #69

辶 road

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#162 辵 walk

近 — near, close, recent

Meanings

word

ちか・ぢか 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).

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).

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).

Stroke order

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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近 — near, close, recent

Meanings

word

ちか ・ぢか 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).

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).

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).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

ちか・ぢか 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).