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Today's Kanji

Today's Kanji -- February 28, 2015

近
  • on reading:
  • キン   コン
  • kun reading:
  • ちかい
  • meaning(s):
  • near, early, akin, tantamount
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Stroke Order Diagram
Compounds

Compounds

遠近 えんきん distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
遠近 おちこち distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
間近 まぢか proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
近々 きんきん nearness; before long
近々 ちかぢか nearness; before long
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