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JLPT N3 · Home & daily life

近所

きんじょ

neighbourhood

Stroke order of 近所

2 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

近 · 7 strokes所 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

Walk a short road ⻌ near 近 your house to the places 所 with doors 戸 next door: your neighbourhood.

Parts: 近 near (⻌ road + 斤 axe) + 所 place (戸 door + 斤 axe)

The characters in 近所

  • 所 ところ — place (8 strokes)

Example sentence

近所に新しい店ができました。

きんじょにあたらしいみせができました。

A new shop opened in my neighbourhood.

Words with 近

Words with 所

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