身近|みぢかmijika[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, nounnear oneself; close to one; familiar
   そもそも事故じこの大半たいはんは熱帯雨林ねったいうりんではなく、身近みぢかな場所ばしょでおこるのである。↗

   Most accidents, after all, happen around the corner, not in the rainforest.

• Synonym手近てぢかNeutralAdjectival noun for things at hand, within easy reach (「手近な材料で作る」); stresses reachability, while 「身近」 stresses a close personal connection.
• Synonym間近いまぢかいNeutralAdjective for time or distance drawing near, e.g. 「完成が間近い」; 「身近」 stresses a close connection with oneself.
• Synonym近いちかいNeutralThe all-purpose adjective for near (「駅に近い」); the most general of these words.
• Synonym程近いほどちかいWrittenAdjective for not far off (「駅からほど近い」); only about distance, and belongs to written/formal prose.
• Synonym身近いみぢかいNeutralAdjective for close and familiar; rare — in everyday use say 「身近」.
• Related気安いきやすいCasualColloquial adjective for being casual and informal with someone (「気安く話しかける」).
• Related親密しんみつNeutralAdjectival noun for intimacy (「親密な関係」); stresses how deep the relationship is.
• Related親しいしたしいWrittenThe kanji spelling of 「近しい」 listed earlier: a close, intimate relationship; 「身近」 stresses being right at hand and closely tied to oneself.
• Related懇意こんいWrittenNoun for a deep, friendly acquaintance (「懇意にしている」); written/formal prose, and rather old-fashioned.
• Related密接みっせつWrittenAdjectival noun for a close, tightly linked connection (「密接な関係」); leans toward written/formal prose.
• Related近しいちかしいWrittenAdjective for a close relationship (「近しい間柄」); leans toward written/formal prose.
• Related心安いこころやすいCasualColloquial adjective for a friendly, easygoing relationship you can be at ease in (「心安い友人」).
• Related親しみ深いしたしみぶかいNeutralAdjective for a warm, friendly, approachable character (「親しみ深い人柄」).
• Antonym遠いとおいNeutralAntonym: far (「遠い親戚」「縁遠い」); the opposite of the close personal connection expressed by 「身近」.
• Antonym疎遠そえんNeutralAntonym: estranged, with little contact; the opposite of 「身近」.

Choose 「身近」 for people and things closely tied to you or right around you, as in 「身近な問題」「身近な人」. Say 「手近」 for what is within arm's reach, 「親密」 for a deep personal bond, and 「間近い」 for what is imminent in time. The opposite of 「身近」 is 「疎遠」.

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1. 自分じぶんに関係かんけいの深ふかい様子ようす。
2. 自分じぶんに近ちかいこと。