Meaning of 近い(ちかい) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 近い JLPT 5

Kana Reading ちかい

Romaji chikai

Example Sentences

近い, ちかい used in context

この公園(こうえん)の西側(にしがわ)に近い(ちかい)ところは、道路(どうろ)の騒音(そうおん)も大きい(おおきい)が、奥(おく)にはいる(いる)ともう聞こえない。

Near the west side of the park there's a lot of noise from the road, but when you go into the park you can't hear it any more.
集められた(あつめる)使用人(じん)(しようにん)さんたちは、総勢(そうぜい)・・・ひゃ、百(ひゃく)人(じん)近い(ちかい)よ。

The servants gathered there totalled ... n-nearly one hundred!
嘘(うそ)ではない(だ)にしろ(する)、ホラ(ほら)に近い(ちかい)。

If not a lie, close to a boast.
お前(おまえ)が近く(ちかい)にいるのをいい(よい)ことにベタベタし(する)やがって！！

What the fuck are you up to taking advantage of his proximity to cling to him like a wet T-shirt?!
両親(りょうしん)がクリスマスに化学(かがく)実験(じっけん)セットをくれた(くれる)時(とき)、僕(しもべ)は１０歳近い(ちかい)年齢(ねんれい)だった(だ)。

I was nearly ten when my parents gave me a chemistry set for Christmas.
病院(びょういん)はここから近い(ちかい)。

The hospital is near here.

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Kanji found in this word

近 JLPT 4

near, early, akin, tantamount

On: キン, コン

Kun: ちか.い

7 strokes

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