Breakdown of chikaku
近いchikai
near
Usages of chikaku
東京 は 横浜 の 近く です か？toukyou wa yokohama no chikaku desu ka?
Is Tokyo near Yokohama?
この 近く にkono chikaku ni
near here
昨夜、 近く の 家 で 火事 が ありました。yuube, chikaku no ie de kaji ga arimashita.
Last night, there was a fire at a nearby house.
The particle で is used here because the fire is an event and not a static object.
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