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近 = 斤 + 辶

近 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “near”. It is built from 斤 (ax) and 辶 (road). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1210.

Keyword
near
RTK frame
1210
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キン, コン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ちか.い
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
близко
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
近 near

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 斤 ax
  2. 辶 road

How to find 近 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ax” + “road”. 近 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 近 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.