Meaning

Primary

In The Near Future

Alternative

Soon

Word Type

adverb, noun

Explanation

When something is close close (the character repeats the kanji that was before it) it will happen in the near future, or soon.

This is pretty vague, and it's up to the person speaking to decide how soon soon is. Depending on the person and the situation, it could technically be used for anything up to a few years!

Reading

ちかぢか
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the kun'yomi reading twice; that's the one you learn with the vocab word 近い from the previous level. The second gets converted to ぢか, though, so take note of that. To write the character , type "di" on your keyboard.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 近々行く

    to go before long

    近々アップする

    to upload something soon

    近々会う

    to meet soon

Context Sentences

近々、会いましょう。

Let's meet up soon.

近々、赤ちゃんが生まれます。

A baby will be born soon.

近々、中国に行きますよ。

I will go to China soon.

Kanji Composition