furigana: ちかい
romaji: chikai
Meaning: to be near
Level: JLPT N5
Writing
| Kanji | Meaning | Onyomi | Kunyomi | JLPT |
| 近 | near | KIN | chika(i) | 5 |
| い | hiragana i | 5 |
Grammar: i-adjective
| Form | Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | JLPT |
| plain form | 近い | ちかい | chikai | 5 |
| past | 近かった | ちかかった | chikakatta | – |
| negation | 近くない | ちかくない | chikakunai | – |
| past negation | 近くなかった | ちかくなかった | chikakunakatta | – |
| sa form | 近さ | ちかさ | chikasa | – |
| sou form | 近そう | ちかそう | chikasou | – |
Examples
| Kanji | 学校が近いので便利です。 |
| Furigana | がっこうがちかいのでべんりです。 |
| Romaji | gakkou ga chikai node benri desu. |
| English | It is very convenient that the school is close. |
Vocabulary
Synonym
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| 隣り | となり | tonarito | to neighbor, to be next to | – |
Opposite
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| 遠い | とおい | tooi | far awai | 5 |
Related words
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
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NIHONGO ICHIBAN 
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