近く(ちかく)

ちかく

noun

nearby, vicinity

1. nearby, vicinity, neighborhood

The area close to something or someone.

駅(えき)の近(ちか)くに住(す)んでいます。

I live near the station.

近(ちか)くの店(みせ)で買(か)い物(もの)をした。

I went shopping at a nearby store.

学校(がっこう)の近(ちか)くに新(あたら)しいコンビニができた。

A new convenience store opened near the school.

2. nearly, almost

Close to a number or amount.

3万(まん)円(えん)近(ちか)く使(つか)った。

I spent nearly 30,000 yen.

100人(にん)近(ちか)くが参加(さんか)した。

Nearly 100 people participated.

1年(ねん)近(ちか)く日本(にほん)に住(す)んでいる。

I've been living in Japan for nearly a year.

夜(よる)遅(おそ)くまで働(はたら)いて、12時(じ)近(ちか)くに家(いえ)に帰(かえ)った。

I worked until late at night and got home close to midnight.

近(ちか)く has two main uses: "nearby/vicinity" (location) and "nearly/almost" (approximate amount).

LOCATION USE:

駅(えき)の近(ちか)く: near the station
近(ちか)くの店(みせ): nearby shop
この近(ちか)く: around here

APPROXIMATION USE:

100人(にん)近(ちか)く: nearly 100 people
1時間(じかん)近(ちか)く: nearly an hour
3万(まん)円(えん)近(ちか)く: close to 30,000 yen

SIMILAR WORDS:

付近(ふきん): vicinity (more formal)
辺(あた)り: area, around
近所(きんじょ): neighborhood
近(ちか)い: near (adjective)

NOTE:
近(ちか)く can modify nouns with の: 近(ちか)くの + noun.

Related Words

Antonym: 遠(とお)く (far away)

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Added 2026.1.8 21:32 · Revised 2026.4.4 15:28

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