Keyword
near
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig1210
Readings
ちか
(62%)
きん
(30%)
ぢか
(3%)
この
(1%)
Composed of
axe
road
Mnemonic

If you see a bloody axe left on the road in the middle of the night then the killer is probably near.

Used in vocabulary (329 in total)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to approach; to draw near
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
near oneself; close to one; familiar
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
soon; shortly; before long
recent years
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
shorter way; shortcut
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
only recently; just of late
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
Imperial Guards
near; close by; within reach; familiar
intimate; close
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
nearby place
short distance; close range
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
near; nearby; not far off
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
coastal waters; adjacent seas
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
fast approach; quick intimacy
neighbor; neighbour
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
to approach; to draw near
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
modernization; modernisation
near at hand
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
very recently; in the very recent past
How are you?; What's up?
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
very near
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
near; nearby; not far off
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
soon; shortly; before long
soon; in a few days
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
attendant; attendance upon another
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
near relative
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; neighborhood; neighbourhood
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors
nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
approximation; having a close resemblance
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors
close quarters combat; CQC
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
neighboring districts; neighbouring districts; countryside
common; simple
low latitudes; equatorial region
to bring close; to bring near; to associate with (someone); to keep company with; to let come close
consanguineous marriage
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
modern state; modern nation
modern man; modern person; modernist
Imperial Guard Division (pre-1945)
vassal; attendant
myopic; short-sighted
point-blank shot
neighboring prefectures; nearby prefectures
the modern era; present day
close relation (association)
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
Near and Middle East
approximate value; approximation
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
recent photograph (of a person); recent picture; latest photograph
modern history; modern and current history; recent history; recent contemporary history
neighboring country; neighbouring country; provinces close to Kyoto (under ritsuryō system)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
having a small bladder; having an overactive bladder
close to a station
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
neighboring villages
modern architecture; modernist architecture
modern city; modern town
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
proximity; nearby
bonding; becoming closer; close relation; close relative; personal retainer; personal attendant
hostility towards people close to oneself (family, associates, etc.); bearing hatred for one's peers
related species; allied species
modern civilization; modern world
corrective lenses for myopia
proximity fuze (fuse); influence fuze; variable-time fuze; VT fuze
modern art museum; museum of modern art
recent situation or conditions
premodern times; premodern era
wider Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Shiga, Wakayama and Fukui prefectures); wider Kansai area
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
neighbourhood dispute (neighborhood); neighbourhood quarrel; grievance with one's neighbour
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
recent work; latest work
(interior) corner of a house
surrounding country; neighboring villages
somewhat near; fairly close
modern music; contemporary music
modern Olympic Games; modern Olympics
immediate neighborhood; immediate neighbourhood
recent work
forthcoming publication; to be published soon; coming soon; recent publication
fire in the neighborhood; fire in the neighbourhood
near at hand
nearest kin; nearest of blood; next of kin; nearest relative
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
modern poetry; modern-style poetry
near infrared ray; near infrared radiation
neighbouring prefecture
lately; recently; in recent times
neighbourhood dispute (neighborhood); neighbourhood quarrel; grievance with one's neighbour
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors
newly arrived
modern drama; modern theater
consanguineous marriage
early modern age
neighboring towns; neighbouring towns
modern Japanese (as spoken since the Middle Ages); Japanese spoken during the Meiji period (sometimes including the late Edo period and/or the Taishō period)
a neighbour is better than a relative living far
early-modern literature; Edo-period literature (1600-1867)
very recently; in the very recent past
policy of cultivating distant countries while working to conquer those nearby
shorter way; shortcut
close relative; near relative; close associate; intimate friend; confidant
familiarity; closeness
immediate cause; proximate cause
having one's workplace near one's home
administration by close advisers; kitchen cabinet
recent situation or conditions
recent past tense (e.g. passato prossimo in Italian); present perfect; recent past
on sale soon; coming soon
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
recent events
cherry tree east of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace)
neighbor; neighbour
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
inshore catch; shorefish
macro photography; close-up photography
a neighbour is better than a relative living far
local doctor
taking a shortcut; neighborhood; neighbourhood
banishment (to a nearby province); the least severe of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryō system
tachibana tree west of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace)
Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Ishihara faction
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
agriculture in urban areas
failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term
near; close by; within reach; familiar
nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
a wise man keeps away from danger
Early Modern Chinese
false shortsightedness; pseudomyopia
related genera; associated species
modern style
modern-style poem
rough or approximate calculation
fish found in coastal waters
proximal pronoun (indicating proximity to the speaker)
recent poem
(noise, smell, air, water) pollution in the neighborhood
approximate solution
anomalistic month
near point (closest point at which an object can be brought into focus by the eye); periapsis
pseudonoise sequence; pn sequence
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
proximate cause (in contrast to an ultimate cause)
blue are the hills that are far away; the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; (lit.) far away smells of flowers; close up smells of dung
current delivery; near delivery; new delivery; nearby futures contract
near maturity (esp. futures contract)
inbreeding depression
inbreeding coefficient; coefficient of consanguinity
inbred line; inbred strain
early modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken during the Edo period
near infrared; NIR
near summer; end of spring
near summer; end of spring
anomaly; angular distance of a planet from its perihelion as seen from the sun
perihelion shift; advance of the perihelion
short-range wireless communication; near field communication; NFC
adiabatic approximation
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
(lit.) plan ahead or you will soon have worries
(lit.) plan ahead or you will soon have worries
single site approximation
by human nature we are close, through practice we grow apart; by nature, near together; by practice far apart
by human nature we are close, through practice we grow apart; by nature, near together; by practice far apart
merchants from Ise and Ōmi do not waste their money (unlike Edoites); (lit.) robbers from Ōmi, beggars from Ise
three Cs; three conditions that facilitate the transmission of infectious diseases (closed spaces, crowds, and close contact)
cheap, short in duration, and close to home (of a trip, vacation, etc.)
cheap, short in duration, and close to home (of a trip, vacation, etc.)
immediate future; near future
Kyoto Sangyo University, Kindai University, Konan University and Ryukoku University (group of similarly ranked private universities in the Kansai region)
Kyoto Sangyo University, Kindai University, Konan University and Ryukoku University (group of similarly ranked private universities in the Kansai region)
exchange of one's recent news; catch-up
close-quarters combat; close-quarters battle; CQC; CQB
close-quarters combat; close-quarters battle; CQC; CQB
sense of perspective; feeling of depth (e.g. to a painting)
Kinki Nippon Tetsudō (railway company)
Kinki Nihon Tetsudō (railway company)
Kintetsu; Kintetsu Railway (abbr)
Examples (200 in total)
Is it near here?
Is it nearby?
Is it near your house?