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Breakdown of chikai
near
近
You always walk with an axe, even if your destination is near.
Usages of chikai
ジョン さん は 家 が 古くて、 公園 の 近く です。jon san wa ie ga furukute, kouen no chikaku desu.
Jon's house is old and near the park.
近くchikaku
neighborhood, vicinity
コート が 近い です。kooto ga chikai desu.
A tennis court is nearby.
コート は 近い です。kooto wa chikai desu.
The tennis court is nearby.
終わり が 近い です。 もう 時間 が ありません。owari ga chikai desu. mou jikan ga arimasen.
The end is near. There's no longer any time left.
一番 近い 病院 は どこ です か。ichiban chikai byouin wa doko desu ka.
Where is the nearest hospital?
駅 が 近くて 便利 で、 ここ に 住むこと に しました。eki ga chikakute benri de, koko ni sumukoto ni shimashita.
The station is close and convenient, so I decided to live here.
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