► 形容詞
近い [(2)ちかい] meaning: close rank: 1
☆ 彼の成績は完璧に近かった ⇨ He performance was close to perfection
☆ 緑に近い青 ⇨ Green like blue
☆ 締切りが近い ⇨ The deadline is near
☆ 駅はここから近い ⇨ The station is close from here
近い [(2)ちかい] meaning: soon rank: 1
☆ 工事の完成が近い ⇨ The completion of the construction is near. Will be complete soon
近い [(2)ちかい] [近い内] meaning: soon rank: 1
☆ 近いうちにまた来たいと思う ⇨ I want to come visit here again soon
近い [(2)ちかい] meaning: approximate rank: 3
☆ 千人近い人達が集まった ⇨ Close to 1000 people gathered
More examples:
- あの学校の倍率は二十倍近い ⇨ The acceptance ratio of that school is almost 20:1
- 近い将来社会全体が医療費を賄うことが出来なくなると予想される ⇨ It is expected that the entire society won’t be able to afford the medical cost in the near future
- あの学校の倍率は二十倍近い ⇨ The acceptance ratio of that school is almost 20:1
- 夏の終わりが近い ⇨ The end of summer is near
- 近い将来残った天然資源を争奪して戦争が起こるであろう ⇨ In the near future there will be a war to fight for the remaining natural resources
- 部屋は成る可く駅に近い方がいい ⇨ I want my apartment as close to the station as can be
- 試験が近いと思うととにかく重い気分だ ⇨ It’s really depressing to think that exams are getting closer
- 着陸が近いので席を離れないで下さい ⇨ Don’t leave your seat since we are close to landing
- 彼は死が近いことを悟った ⇨ He realized his own death was near