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近所

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

近所 — “neighborhood, vicinity”

近所 (read きんじょ) means neighborhood, vicinity. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

きんじょ

Meaning

neighborhood, vicinity

近所 in a sentence

近所きんじょに新しいあたらしい店みせができました。

A new shop opened in the neighborhood.

The kanji in 近所

近near
所place

Words that share a kanji with 近所

近いちかい— near, close by, short
近くちかく— nearby; in the neighborhood
最近さいきん— recently, lately
近代きんだい— modern times, the modern era
近頃ちかごろ— recently, lately, nowadays
接近せっきん— approach, drawing near
近々ちかぢか— soon, before long, in the near future
近寄るちかよる— to approach, to go near, to draw close

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