近

Meaning

Near · cerca

Readings

• On (音読み): キン
• Kun (訓読み): ちか.い

Example words

• 近い（ちかい）— near
• 近く（ちかく）— nearby
• 最近（さいきん）— recently

Structure

Radical 辵 written as 辶 here (しんにょう・しんにゅう · Walk, road) · 7 strokes · school grade 2

Watch out

駅に近い or 駅から近い — both work. 近所 (きんじょ) = neighborhood.