近い – Vocabulary details

近ちかい

Adjective (い)

1. near; close; short (distance)

ここからなら近ちかいよ？It's close from here, you know?

2. close (in time); soon

次つぎの朝あさ目めが覚さめたのは昼ひる近ちかかった。The next morning, I woke up close to noon.

3. close (relationship); friendly; intimate

あの人ひとは社しゃ長ちょうに近ちかい人ひとだから、気きをつけて。That person is close to the company president, so be careful.

4. closely related

5. similar; almost the same; close to; nearly

それが一いち番ばん真しん実じつに近ちかい。That is closest to the truth.

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soon; shortly; before long

near; nearby; not far off

near future

一いち番ばん近ちかいバーはどこですか？

Where's the nearest bar?

ここからなら近ちかいよ？

It's close from here, you know?

近ちかいなら歩あるきましょう。

If it's close, let's walk.

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