(ちか)

ちかい
i-adjective
near, close
descriptive
See also: (ちか) (vow, oath)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(ちか)(ちか)くない
Past(ちか)かった(ちか)くなかった
て form(ちか)くて(ちか)くなくて
Adverbial(ちか)
Conditional ば(ちか)ければ(ちか)くなければ
Conditional たら(ちか)かったら(ちか)くなかったら
1. near, close, nearby
Located at a short distance. Used for physical proximity or closeness in relationships or time.
The school is close to home.
Is there a convenience store nearby?
この(ちか)く = around here
試験(しけん)(ちか)です
The exam is coming up soon.
Close in time
I'm looking for an apartment close to the station.
My house is close to work, so I walk home.

(ちか)い is an i-adjective meaning "near" or "close"—used for distance, time, and relationships.

Usage

What something is close to is marked with : (えき)(ちか)い ("close to the station"). (ちか)い also modifies a following noun directly ((ちか)将来(しょうらい), "the near future") and works as a sentence-final predicate. Its adverbial/noun form (ちか)く means "nearby; the vicinity."

Forms

  • Adverb/Noun: (ちか)く (nearby; the vicinity)
  • Negative: (ちか)ない
  • Past: (ちか)かった

Common expressions

Compounds

Similar words

(とお): far, distant