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近々

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
近 近
ちか
Grade: 2
ちか > ぢか
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
近近

Reduplication of 近(ちか) (chika), the stem of 近(ちか)い (chikai, “close (in time or space)”). The chika changes to jika as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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近(ちか)々(ぢか) • (chikajika) 

  1. soonness

Adverb

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近(ちか)々(ぢか) • (chikajika) 

  1. soon; before long

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
近 近
きん
Grade: 2
きん
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
近近

Pronunciation

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Noun

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近(きん)々(きん) • (kinkin) 

  1. soonness

Adverb

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近(きん)々(きん) • (kinkin) 

  1. soon; before long

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 [New NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN