近 — near

Grade 2 kanji · 7 strokes · on'yomi kin · kun'yomi chika·i.

Movement (辶) + axe (斤) — chopping distance down, coming closer.

Example words

• 近い — chikai — near
• 近所 — kinjo — neighborhood

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