近く

Meaning

1. nadj-noadv
   near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
2. n-suf
   nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to
3. adv
   shortly; soon

Example sentences

• 私は海の近くに住んでいるのでよく海岸に行きます。

  I live near the sea, so I often get to go to the beach.

• ひんぱんに吐血する場合は、救急車を呼ぶか、近くの内科医に往診してもらう。

  If you frequently spit-up blood you should call an ambulance or have a nearby physician make a house call.

• 少年少女と呼ぶべき年齢の者から、近く大往生を遂げるのではないかという老齢の者の姿まである。

  There were figures there from those of an age best called girls and boys to those who looked to be old enough to be about to live out their life span.