No. 3,359 in Japanese
最寄り
Nearest; closest.
In a sentence
最寄りの駅まで歩きました。
I walked to the nearest station.
In this sentence, '最寄り' is used to describe the closest or most conveniently located station relative to the speaker's starting location.
この地域で最寄りのスーパーはどこですか？
Where is the nearest supermarket in this area?
Here, '最寄り' is employed to signify the supermarket that is geographically or logistically closest within the vicinity.
学校から最寄りの公園は5分の距離です。
The nearest park from the school is a 5-minute distance.
In this instance, '最寄り' indicates the park which is situated closest to the referenced location, namely the school.
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