Memory phrase for the Kanji: 近
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近 |
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Meaning
| near, close
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Pronunciation |
KIN chikai |
Explanation |
Left: movement 辶, right: axe 斤 |
Mnemonic
| What an axe reaches with its movement is: near/close.
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Radicals
辶
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movement | The radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou 廴 |
斤
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axe | Image of an axe, probably with the handle on the left. |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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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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