Memory phrase for the Kanji: 近


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Meaning

near, close

Pronunciation

KIN
chikai

Explanation

Left: movement , right: axe

Mnemonic

What an axe reaches with its movement is: near/close.

Radicals

movementThe radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou
axeImage of an axe, probably with the handle on the left.
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Vocabulary

 近い  ちかい  near, close by, short distance
 近く  ちかく  near, neighbourhood, vicinity
 付近  ふきん  neighbourhood, vicinity, environs
 最近  さいきん  latest/most recent/nowadays
 近所  きんじょ  neighborhood
 手近  てぢか  near, handy, familiar
 接近  せっきん  getting closer, approaching
 身近  みぢか  near oneself/close to one/familiar
 近付ける  ちかづける  to bring near, to put close

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