near

(motion) + (axe)
★★★★★
7 strokes
ILL PAIR

Onyomi

KIN

Mnemonic

If you move near my KINfolk I got an axe for you!!

Kunyomi

ちか*い near - both physically, in time, and metaphorically, as in 'Your left boob is so stretched, it's nearly a banana.'
★★★★★
ちか*く close to
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

最近(さいきん)

recently ★★★★☆
(most) + (near) = 最近 (recently)

近寄る(ちかよる)

get close to ★★☆☆☆
(near) + (get close) = 近寄る (get close to)

to get close to, to approach.(usually used in the negative, on warning signs: danger! keep out! danger! high voltage! 近寄るな!)

近所(きんじょ)

around here ★★☆☆☆
(near) + (area / attribute) = 近所 (around here)

in this neighborhood, around here- (BOOBOO: 近所 is strictly relative to where you are standing at the time. You can't say 'Shibuya is a neighborhood in tokyo,' - in that case, you have to use MACHI(町)。)

に or が 近付く(ちかづく)

get close to destination ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA
(near) + (stick to) = 近付く (get close to destination)

to draw close to a physical destination or a goal.

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
near AXE
around here/around that time SWORD

He came near with an AXE,

but at that time I had a SWORD to counter-attack.

Synonyms

get close
近寄る    近づく