# 近 — Near

Frequency rank 151 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 説 (Theory), less common than 画 (Image).

- On’yomi: きん
- Kun’yomi: ちか
- Radical: 辵 Walk (Kangxi 162)
- Frequency path: Level II of XX
- School grade: 2
- Strokes: 7

The axe rips out of the stump with a boot on the log, and the backswing splits the ear of the courier shuffling by with his scooter.

In words:

- 近く ちかく — near
- 近い ちかい — near
- 近所 きんじょ — neighbourhood

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