How to say near in Japanese

そばsoba^★《側・傍》そくsoku《側》はたhata《側・傍・端》: noun:
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides; while
third person ［はた］

Example Sentences

このkono 辺りatari にni ユースホステルYUUSUHOSUTERU はha ありari ますmasu かka？: Is there a youth hostel around here?
私watashi はha 海umi のno 近くchikaku にni 住んsun でde いるiru のでnode よくyoku 海岸kaigan にni 行きiki ますmasu。: I live near the sea so I often go to the beach.
このkono 公園kouen のno 西側nishigawa にni 近いchikai ところtokoro はha、道路douro のno 騒音souon もmo 大きいookii がga、奥oku にni はいるhairu とto もうmou 聞こえないkikoenai。: Near the west side of the park there's a lot of noise from the road, but when you go into the park you can't hear it any more.
電流denryuu がga 流れるnagareru 電線densen にni コイルKOIRU をwo 近づけるchikazukeru とto、コイルKOIRU にもnimo 電気denki がga 流れますnagaremasu。: When a coil is moved near to a wire with current flowing in it current flows in the coil as well.
監督kantoku はha チームCHIIMU をwo トーナメントTOONAMENTO 優勝yuushou にni 今一歩ima一hoとtoいうiu 所tokoro までmade もっていったmotteitta のにnoni 悔しいkuyashii ことkoto だったdatta。: It was annoying, as the manager took his team to a near-miss in the tournament.

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