EASY (IER) KANJI - JLPT 3 KYUU

 

1) kin, 2) kon, 3) chikai - near, early

最近 sai kin - recently
近畿 kin ki - the Kinki area (Osaka, Kyoto, Nara...)
近頃 chika goro - recently, lately
近所 kin jo - neighborhood