近い

Near or close in distance, time, or similarity

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Other forms

近いです polite form

近かった past form

近くない negative form

近く adverbial form

1 I-adjective

Near / Close (in distance)

Describes a short physical distance between two locations or objects.

Example

駅はここから近いですか？

Is the station near here?

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2 I-adjective

Soon / Close (in time)

Indicates that a specific time, event, or season is approaching shortly.

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3 I-adjective

Close to / Similar

Expresses similarity in nature, an intimate relationship, or a quantity verging on a specific number.

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近い

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Near or close in distance, time, or similarity

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