手近・手近か|てぢかtejika[0]heiban (flat)
てじかtejika
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Which spelling to use
手近手近 is the more common written form and is written entirely in kanji.
手近か手近か is a less common written variant, combining kanji and kana with an irregular kana ending.
Definitions
- na-adjective, no-adjectivenear; close by; within reach; handy
- na-adjectivefamiliar
Conjugation
| Plain form | 手近（てぢか） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 手近です（てぢかです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 手近ではない（てぢかではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 手近ではありません（てぢかではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 手近だった（てぢかだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 手近ではなかった（てぢかではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 手近で（てぢかで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 手近に（てぢかに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 手近なら（てぢかなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym近いちかいNeutralThe most versatile word for near, covering distance, time and relationships; 「手近」 stresses being within reach or handy at hand.
- Synonym身近みぢかNeutralDescribes what is close to your own life or personally familiar, as in 「身近な問題」; 「手近」 stresses being within reach.
- Synonym間近まぢかNeutralFor something imminent or right before your eyes, as in 「試験が間近」; 「手近」 stresses being at hand.
- Synonym間近いまぢかいNeutralAn adjective for something within a stone's throw; 「手近」 stresses being within reach.
- Synonym近接きんせつWrittenWritten/formal prose, often technical, for proximity or adjacency; 「手近」 stresses being at hand.
- Synonym程近いほどちかいNeutralSays something is not far off, as in 「駅から程近い」; 「手近」 stresses being right at hand.
- Related近所きんじょNeutralRefers to the neighbourhood or vicinity; 「手近」 stresses being at hand or close by.
- Related接近せっきんNeutralA noun or verb for getting closer or approaching; 「手近」 stresses being handy at hand.
- Related近辺きんぺんNeutralRefers to the area around a place, the vicinity; 「手近」 stresses being within reach.
- Related密接みっせつNeutralDescribes close relationships or things tightly adjacent; 「手近」 stresses being at hand.
- Related隣接したりんせつしたWrittenWritten/formal prose for adjoining or adjacent things; 「手近」 stresses being within reach.
- Antonym遠いとおいNeutralThe basic word for far, the opposite of 「手近」 with its sense of being at hand.
- Antonym遠方えんぽうNeutralA noun for a faraway place, the opposite of 「手近」's at-hand sense.
- Antonym遠隔えんかくWrittenWritten/formal prose for remote or far-off, the opposite of 「手近」.
「手近」 is for things within reach or handy at hand, as in 「手近な物で代用する」. Say 「身近」 for what is personally close or familiar, 「間近」 for what is imminent, 「近所」 or 「近辺」 for the surrounding area, and 「遠い」 for far away. The rest are narrower: 程近い and 間近い for plain nearness, 近接 and 隣接した (written) for adjacency, 接近 for drawing closer, 密接 for close ties.
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