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Kanji Detail for 近 - "near, close, approach"

  • Meaning

    近 means "near, close, approach."

    1. Near - Close in time or distance; small separation.

    2. Close relationship - Relative; family.

    3. To approach - To come close; to draw near.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    near; early; akin; tantamount

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    near, close; approach; intimate

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    near; close to; approximately

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to approach; near, close; intimate

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The opposite of 遠 (far). When time and place are not far apart, it is called 近. Such as 近世 (recent times), 近代 (modern era), 鄰近 (neighboring), 左近 (nearby). | What is commonly seen and easily known is called 近. "Mencius" says "Words that are simple but meaning that is profound is good speech." | Similar. The meaning of approaching. Such as saying 筆意近古 (the brush style approaches antiquity). | To be intimate with. Such as 狎近 (be familiar with), 引近 (draw near).
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