No. 863 in Japanese
近い
Close; near.
In a sentence
駅が近いです。
The station is close.
近い is used as a plain adjective to describe proximity to the station.
その未来は近いでしょう。
That future is probably near.
近い refers to a metaphorical proximity in time, implying that an event is likely to happen soon.
彼は年齢が私に近いです。
His age is close to mine.
近い describes the similarity or closeness of ages between two subjects.
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