Usages of chikaku
銀行 は 地下鉄 の 駅 の 近く に あります。ginkou wa chikatetsu no eki no chikaku ni arimasu.
The bank is near the subway station.
私 は 学校 の 近く で 友達 に 会います。watashi wa gakkou no chikaku de tomodachi ni aimasu.
I meet a friend near the school.
池 の 近く の 歩道 を 散歩します。ike no chikaku no hodou o sanposhimasu.
I take a walk on the sidewalk near the pond.
道 に 迷ったら、 近く の 人 に 聞けば いい です。michi ni mayottara, chikaku no hito ni kikeba ii desu.
If you get lost, you should ask a nearby person.
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