漢字城 Kanji Fortress

近 near

Also: close

On'yomi
キン
Kun'yomi
ちか-い
Strokes
7
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 2

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): ちか-い.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
近 is written in 7 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

You only carry an axe (斤) a short way down the road (⻌) — the woodpile is near.

A common word

  • 近く ちかく nearby

Example sentences

  • えきはいえからちかいです。

    The station is close to my house.

  • ちかくにおおきいこうえんがあります。

    There's a big park nearby.

Kanji that share a part

⻌ is its radical. 54 kanji share it in all.

斤 is a component. 13 kanji share it in all.