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近日 (きんじつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

近きん日じつ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun, adverb

soon; in a few days; in the near future

Used for events expected within days or a short time, not for immediate moments. Common in announcements and formal contexts.

近きん日じつ中ちゅうに新あたらしい製せい品ひんが発はつ売ばいされます。
The new product will be released in a few days.

近きん日じつ、引ひっ越こす予よ定ていです。

I plan to move soon.

Kanji

近near, early, akin
日day, sun, Japan

Similar words

近ちか々ぢか
近々 is more casual and often used in spoken Japanese, while 近日 is slightly more formal and common in written announcements.
間まもなく
間もなく means 'shortly' or 'before long' and can refer to a shorter time frame than 近日, which implies a few days.

Etymology

Compound of 近 (kin, 'near') and 日 (jitsu, 'day'), literally 'near days'.