Memory phrase for the character: 近

近

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Meaning

near, close

Pronunciation

KIN
chikai

Explanation

 Left: movement 辶, right: axe 斤

Mnemonic
 
What the movement of an axe can reach is close.

Radicals

辶 movementThe radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus with the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou 廴
斤 axeImage of an axe, probably with the handle on the right.




 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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