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近く ちかく N5

  1. near; neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
  2. close to; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year")
  3. shortly; soon

側近く そばちかく

  1. nearby

遠くの親類より近くの他人 とおくのしんるいよりちかくのたにん

  1. a neighbour is better than a relative living far

遠くの親戚より近くの他人 とおくのしんせきよりちかくのたにん

  1. a neighbour is better than a relative living far

近い ちかい N5

  1. close; near; short (distance)
  2. close (in time); soon
  3. close (relationship); friendly; intimate
  4. closely related
  5. almost the same; close to; nearly; similar

近々 ちかぢか N2

  1. before long; in the near future; shortly; soon
  2. close (by); near; nearby

近回り ちかまわり

  1. neighborhood; neighbourhood; taking a shortcut

近間 ちかま

  1. nearby; proximity
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