| term | pronunciation | English |
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| 近い | ちかい | near, near by, be close (similar, akin) to |
| 近く | ちかく | near, close, nearby, be like, resemble |
| 近所 | きんじょ | the neighbourhood |
| 近づく | ちかづく | to approach, to draw near |
| 最近 | さいきん | recently, lately, of late |
| 近代 | きんだい | present day |
| 接近 | せっきん | getting closer, drawing nearer, approaching |
| 近頃 | ちかごろ | lately, recently, nowadays |
| 近々 | ちかぢか | nearness, before long |
| 近付ける | ちかづける | to bring near, to put close, to let come near, t |
| 近寄る | ちかよる | to approach, to draw near |
| 付近 | ふきん | neighbourhood, vicinity, environs |
| 近道 | ちかみち | shortcut |
| 側近 | そっきん | close associate, close aide, brains-truster |
| 漸近 | ぜんきん | asymptote |
| 漸近的自由 | ぜんきんてきじゆう | asymptotic freedom (physics) |
| 漸近線 | ぜんきんせん | asymptotic line |
| 近代詩 | きんだいし | modern poetry, modern-style poetry |
| 近年 | きんねん | recent years |
| 近畿 | きんき | Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara) |
| 近著 | きんちょ | recent work |
| 近距離 | きんきょり | short distance |
| 近郊 | きんこう | suburbs, outskirts |
| 近郊農業 | きんこうのうぎょう | agriculture in urban areas |
| 近鉄 | きんてつ | Kinki Nippon Tetsudou (railway co.) |
| 近隣 | きんりん | neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity |
| 近隣諸国 | きんりんしょこく | neighboring countries, neighbouring countries, surrounding countries |
| 附近 | ふきん | neighbourhood; approaching |
| 隣近所 | となりきんじょ | neighbors, neighbours, neighborhood, neighbourhood |