# 近

> 近: near, close, approach, early

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- **On'yomi readings**: キン, コン
- **Kun'yomi readings**: ちか.い
- **Meanings**: near, close, approach, early

## Notes

This kanji combines the radical for road with an element indicating proximity. It is a fundamental character often used in words like chikaku for nearby or kinjo for neighborhood. It is classified as JLPT N5, making it one of the first kanji learned by students beginning their studies of the Japanese language.