ちか
chikaku

Noun
Adverb
no-Adjective

1. near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

Related to 近い
彼女 かのじょ風呂 ふろ きの部屋 へや さがしていたのだが、この ちかくで つけた。
kanojowa furotsukino heyao sagashite ita nodaga kono chikakude mitsuketa.
She was looking for a room with a bath, and found one near here.
Suffix

2. nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to

しち ちかくだ。学校 がっこう かなくては。
shichiji chikakuda. gakkōe ikanakutewa.
It is close to seven o'clock. We have to go to school.
Adverb

3. shortly; soon

国会 こっかい ちか解散 かいさんするだろう。
kokkaiwa chikaku kaisan surudarō.
The Diet will soon be dissolved.