ちかく

近 く

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no', adverb (fukushi)

    near, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity

    • 彼女は風呂付きの部屋を探していたのだが、この近くで見つけた。
      She was looking for a room with a bath, and found one near here.

  2. noun, used as a suffix

    nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"), close to

    • ７時近くだ。学校へ行かなくては。
      It is close to seven o'clock. We have to go to school.

  3. adverb (fukushi)

    shortly, soon

    • 国会は近く解散するだろう。
      The Diet will soon be dissolved.