近く（ちかく）— nearby; vicinity
駅 の 近く に 図書館 が あります。
There’s a library near the station.
近くちかく
nearby; vicinity
ちかく
accent [2]In detail
Words
駅ekistation
のno(links the place to its nearby area)
近くchikakuvicinity; nearby area
にni(location marker)
図書館toshokanlibrary
がga(marks what is present)
ありますarimasuexists; is present
Kanji
近キン・
近く works as a noun referring to the nearby area. 駅の近く means “near the station,” and に marks that area as the location.
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