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近年 きんねん (n-adv,n-t) recent years 908
近い ちかい (adj,suf) near; close by; short 980
近鉄 きんてつ (abbr) Kinki Nippon Tetsudou (railway co.) 1020
付近 ふきん (n,n-suf) neighbourhood; vicinity; environs 1021
最近 さいきん (adj-no,n-adv,n-t) latest; most recent; nowadays 1127
親 おや (n) parents 1325
近く ちかく (n-adv,n) near; neighbourhood; vicinity 1343
近代 きんだい (n) present day 1385
父親 ちちおや (n) father 1708
近畿 きんき Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara) 1896
母親 ははおや (n) mother 2154
親王 しんのう (n) prince of royal blood; Imperial prince 2583
両親 ふたおや (n) parents; both parents 3338
両親 りょうしん (n) parents; both parents 3338
近衛 このえ (n) Imperial Guards 3349
接近 せっきん (n,vs) getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching 3712
近郊 きんこう (n) suburbs; outskirts 3874
親友 しんゆう (n) close friend; bosom (old, intimate) friend; buddy; crony; chum 3901
近隣 きんりん (n) neighbourhood; vicinity 4115
親しむ したしむ (v5m) to be intimate with; to befriend 4561
近傍 きんぼう (n) neighborhood 4966
親子 おやこ (n) parent and child 5201
親子 しんし (n) parent and child 5201
近づく ちかづく (v5k) to approach; to get near; to get acquainted with; to get closer 5394
近世 きんせい (n) recent times 5414
親交 しんこう (n) intimacy 5606
親族 しんぞく (n) relatives 6128
側近 そっきん (n) close associate; braintruster 6601
内親王 ないしんのう (n) imperial or royal princess 6799
親方 おやかた (n) master 6890
親会社 おやがいしゃ (n) parent company 6991
親しい したしい (adj) intimate; close (e.g. friend) 7115
近接 きんせつ (n,vs) neighboring; adjacent; adjoin 7329
近辺 きんぺん (n) neighbourhood; vicinity 7568
親衛隊 しんえいたい (n) bodyguards 7773
近所 きんじょ (n) neighbourhood 8169
近似 きんじ (n) approximate; proximate 8715
親戚 しんせき (n) relative 8955
親指 おやゆび (n) thumb 9229
身近 みぢか (adj-na,n) near oneself; close to one; familiar 9769
近距離 きんきょり (n) short distance 10289
近親 きんしん (n) near relative 10800
近日 きんじつ (n-adv,n-t) soon; in a few days 11011
附近 ふきん (n) neighborhood 11011
親善 しんぜん (n) friendship 11023
近海 きんかい (n) coastal waters; adjacent seas 11778
至近 しきん (n) very near 12434
親密 しんみつ (adj-na,n) intimacy; friendship 12492
親父 おやじ (gikun) (n) one's father; old man; one's boss 13047
近づける ちかづける (v1) to bring near; to put close; to let come near; to associate with 13068
間近 まぢか (adj-na,n-adv,n) proximity; nearness; soon; nearby 13185
親鸞 しんらん Founder of the Jodo Shinshu sect of Buddhism (1173-1262) 13298
親和 しんわ (n) friendship; fellowship 13810
親分 おやぶん (n) boss; chief; head 14261
親日 しんにち (n) pro-Japanese 14745
親等 しんとう (n) degree of kinship 16112
遠近 えんきん (n) distance; perspective; far and near; here and there 16265
遠近 おちこち (n) distance; perspective; far and near; here and there 16265
名付け親 なづけおや (n) godparent 16314
親政 しんせい (n) direct Imperial rule 16481
親切 しんせつ (adj-na,n) kindness; gentleness 16902
親しみ したしみ (n) intimacy; affection; familiarity 17775
近視 きんし (n) shortsightedness 18077
近付く ちかづく (v5k) to approach; to get near; to get acquainted with; to get closer 18267
親権 しんけん (n) parental authority 18495
親米 しんべい (n) pro-American 18985
親類 しんるい (n) relation; kin 18985
近況 きんきょう (n) recent state (condition) 19044
親睦 しんぼく (n) friendship; reunion 19170
中近東 ちゅうきんとう (n) Near and Middle East 19235
近寄る ちかよる (v5r) to approach; to draw near 20242
和親 わしん (n) friendship 20676
里親 さとおや (n) foster parent(s) 20782
親愛 しんあい (n) (1) deep affection; (2) dear; beloved 21397
肉親 にくしん (n) blood relationship; blood relative 21889
親近 しんきん (n) a relative; familiarity 22259
近臣 きんしん (n) vassal; attendant 23038
近道 ちかみち (n) short way; shortcut 23399
近東 きんとう (n) Near East 23635
漸近 ぜんきん (n) asymptote (math) 24291
親任 しんにん (n) imperial appointment 24551
近侍 きんじ (n,vs) attendant; attendance upon another 24980
近頃 ちかごろ (n-adv,n-t) lately; recently; nowadays 25224
親衛 しんえい (n) monarch's guards 25630
親元 おやもと (n) one's parents; one's parents' home; one's home 25630
近時 きんじ (n-adv,n-t) recently 25767
近習 きんじゅ (n) attendant 25918
慣れ親しむ なれしたしむ (v5m) to become familiar with; to get used to 26001
近眼 きんがん (n) nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia 26730
近眼 ちかめ (n) nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia 26730
親孝行 おやこうこう (adj-na,n) filial piety 27153
近々 きんきん (adv) nearness; before long 27801
近々 ちかぢか (adv) nearness; before long 27801
親玉 おやだま (n) boss; chief; head 27801
親潮 おやしお (n) the Kurile Current 28391
親告罪 しんこくざい (n) type of crime which requires a formal complaint from the victim in order to prosecute 28681
生みの親 うみのおや (exp,n) one's true parents; founder; creator 28681
親書 しんしょ (n) handwritten or autograph letter 28866
親身 しんみ (adj-na,n) relative; kind; cordial 29190
親鳥 おやどり (n) parent bird 29632
親和力 しんわりょく (n) (chemical) affinity 30433
近県 きんけん (n) neighboring prefectures 30969
近在 きんざい (n) neighboring villages; suburban districts 30969
懇親 こんしん (n) friendship; intimacy 30969
近作 きんさく (n) recent work 31088
近付ける ちかづける (v1) to bring near; to put close; to let come near; to associate with 31224
親不孝 おやふこう (adj-na,n) lack of filial piety 31930
片親 かたおや (n) a or one parent 32076
親知らず おやしらず (n) wisdom tooth 32361
近体 きんたい (n) modern style 32784
近国 きんごく (n) neighboring country; lands outlying Kyoto 33111
手近 てぢか (adj-na,n) near; handy; familiar 33111
親代わり おやがわり (n) (one acting as a) foster parent 33282
近影 きんえい (n) recent photograph or photography 35778
不親切 ふしんせつ (adj-na,n) unkindness; unfriendliness 35968
親署 しんしょ (n) signature of an emperor or noble 37130
親馬鹿 おやばか (n) (over) fond parents 37405
近景 きんけい (n) foreground 38001
親切心 しんせつしん (n) kindness 38001
卑近 ひきん (adj-na,n) common; simple 38588
近代詩 きんだいし (n) modern poetry; modern-style poetry 38888
近来 きんらい (n-adv,n-t) recently 39571
親爺 おやじ (gikun) (n) one's father; old man; one's boss 39571
近郷 きんごう (n) neighboring districts; countryside 39920
親心 おやごころ (n) parental love or affection 40263
親裁 しんさい (n) matter personally decided by the emperor 40619
仮親 かりおや (n) adopted parents; temporarily assumed parents 41039
親株 おやかぶ (n) parent root or stock; pre-split stock or share 41039
親譲り おやゆずり (n) inheritance from a parent 41039
親文字 おやもじ (n) capital letter; first character of a dictionary entry 41039
近著 きんちょ (n) recent work 41444
親展 しんてん (n) confidential 41444
近刊 きんかん (n) recent publication 41904
近視眼 きんしがん (n) myopia 42342
近称 きんしょう (n) (grammatical term indicating) proximity 42342
親祭 しんさい (n) rites conducted by the emperor 42893
親木 おやぎ (n) stock (from which a graft is taken) 43447
親告 しんこく (n) formal complaint made by a victim 44061
間近い まぢかい (adj) near at hand 44709
近因 きんいん (n) immediate or proximate cause 44709
近古 きんこ (n) early modern age 44709
親御 おやご (n) another's parent(s) 44709
親船 おやぶね (n) mother ship 44709
親筆 しんぴつ (n) the handwriting of a high-ranking person 44709
近回り ちかまわり (n) taking a shortcut; neighborhood 45436
親骨 おやぼね (n) ribs of a folding fan 45436
遠交近攻 えんこうきんこう (n) policy of cultivating distant countries while working to conquer ones nearby 46248
親許 おやもと (n) one's parents; one's parents' home; one's home 46248
親疎 しんそ (n) degree of intimacy 46248
近間 ちかま (n) proximity; nearby 47205