近(ちか)く
chikaku
near, vicinity
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Example sentences

  1. 嵐を避けて近くの納屋に逃げ込んだ。

    We took refuge from the storm in a nearby barn.

  2. 夕方近く雨が降りだした。

    It came on to rain toward evening.

  3. 明け方近くは、ぐっと冷え込む。

    It gets extremely cold toward dawn.

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