近ちかい
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. near; close; short (distance)
It's close from here, you know?
2. close (in time); soon
The next morning, I woke up close to noon.
3. close (relationship); friendly; intimate
That person is close to the company president, so be careful.
4. closely related
5. similar; almost the same; close to; nearly
That is closest to the truth.
Kanji used
near
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
soon; shortly; before long
near; nearby; not far off
Examples (86 in total)
Where's the nearest bar?
It's close from here, you know?
If it's close, let's walk.
The day of decision is at hand.
In that case, your debut must be close.
Is the hotel close to the airport?
It's almost ten o'clock.
It was nearly noon.
Is the movie theater near the station?
The audience was close to a thousand.
Pity is akin to love.
The reason is simply that it was close.
Where's the nearest hospital?
That is closest to the truth.
It was something close to a premonition.
Where's the closest train station?
Could it be that Christmas is near?
This coffee shop is close to the office.
His testimony is close to the truth.
We're close both physically and emotionally.
My father is already nearly eighty.
He is close to the president.
The starry sky is very close here.
His request was tantamount to a threat.
The total is approximately ten thousand dollars.
Where is the closest travel agency?
The mayor will shortly announce his decision to resign.
It must have felt more like family.
Oh, I didn't know it was that close.
The sound is getting closer and closer.
Where is the nearest church?
That person is close to the company president, so be careful.
Where's the nearest library?
My house is conveniently close to the station.
The next morning, I woke up close to noon.
Her voice was almost tearful.
What's the closest planet to the sun?
We'll show you apartments close to the station.
He must be close to seventy by now.
That may be close to intimidation in a sense.
I was lucky to find an apartment close to where I work.
This answer almost amounts to a threat.
It is close enough to be called next-door neighbors.
That man is almost certainly guilty.
It was next to impossible to get a trained pilot.
It was not humility, but had a tone close to self-deprecation.
The story approximates to historical truth.
It is next to impossible to see Rome in a day.
Where's the nearest department store?
I only live here because it's close to work.
One kan weighs nearly four kilograms.
Where's the nearest pharmacy?
Where's the nearest restroom?
Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun.
Isn't the toilet around the corner over there closer?
In all cases, the basic parts of the body are close to those of humans.
The more the numerical value increases, the closer it gets to reality.
It was something that went beyond surprise, close to fear.
They were closer to me than anyone else, and they worried about me.
However, the possibility that genes that are too close are the cause cannot be denied.
It may be theoretically possible, but it is practically close to impossible.
Ellie currently has a high fever of nearly forty degrees.
It is close to a miracle that we were able to drive this far.
We opened a shop in a well-connected spot near the station.
Where's the nearest gas station around here?
Comedy is much closer to real life than drama.
Would you please reserve a room near the Toronto International Airport?
Where is nearest American Express office?
It is nearly impossible to keep fighting without being shaken in this situation.
No, I'm just going to the nearest port.
Autumn is just around the corner. It's about time the weather started cooling off.
How long does it take you to walk to the nearest supermarket?
Players of similar ability are matched against each other in games.
With a feeling close to resignation, I gripped the bicycle handlebars tightly.
Can you tell me where the nearest zoo is?
Can you tell me where the nearest pay phone is?
Soccer played throughout the world today is closest to the original football.
Perhaps because it is close to the sun, I feel that even the sunlight has become stronger.
This is the closest, but it might be faster to go around from another direction.
The field was wide, and the roof of the hospital we were heading for just wouldn't get any closer.
Tom and Mary said they wanted to find an apartment close to where they work.
Are you aware that Okinawa is closer to China than to Honshu?
If you'd prefer a room closer to the Convention Center, please let us know.
To be more precise, I think it is closer to empathy than understanding.
Can you tell me where the nearest hotel service phone is?
He will come here soon to inspect the industry of this town.