近く ちかく chikaku near JLPT N5 noun no-adjective adverb Common word Other meanings 2. nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"), close to 3. shortly, soon The kanji in this word 近 near, early, akin JLPT N4 · Strokes 7 In this level だんだん 小さい 小さな 近い 違う 地下鉄 地図 父 茶色 茶碗 Back to the JLPT N5 list Practise these words