近く (Chikaku) is a Japanese noun meaning “near, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival noun, adverbnear; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
- noun suffixnearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to
- adverbshortly; soon
Examples
僕の家この近くなんだ。
My apartment is near here.
夕方近く雨が降りだした。
It came on to rain toward evening.
彼らは近くに住んでいる。
They live nearby.
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