Can I use 近くif I am close to a person with my feelings?


I know that chikaku means close, but does it only apply to distance between
things or emotions as well. Thank you.




Of course, you can. In fact, that is an important meaning of 「近{ちか}い」. Any
good monolingual dictionary would give「親密{しんみつ}な」 (" ** _intimate_** ") as one
of the definitions of the word.

Read definition #3 in
[デジタル大辞泉](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E8%BF%91%E3%81%84-565217#E3.83.87.E3.82.B8.E3.82.BF.E3.83.AB.E5.A4.A7.E8.BE.9E.E6.B3.89).

「近い」 can express closeness in all of the following:

・ physical space 「コンビニに近い」 = "near a convenience store"

・ time 「春{はる}が近い」 = "Spring is near/approaching."

・ **interpersonal and/or emotional relationship** **「あなたともっと近い関係{かんけい}になりたいの！」
= "I want to have an (emotionally) closer relationship with you!"**

・ blood/biological relationship 「近い親戚{しんせき}・遠{とお}い親戚」 = "close & remote
relatives"

・ similarity in general / almost same 「完璧{かんぺき}に近い」 = "almost pefect"

, etc.




Of course, you can. In fact, that is an important meaning of 「近{ちか}い」. Any
good monolingual dictionary would give「親密{しんみつ}な」 (" ** _intimate_** ") as one
of the definitions of the word.

Read definition #3 in
[デジタル大辞泉](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E8%BF%91%E3%81%84-565217#E3.83.87.E3.82.B8.E3.82.BF.E3.83.AB.E5.A4.A7.E8.BE.9E.E6.B3.89).

「近い」 can express closeness in all of the following:

・ physical space 「コンビニに近い」 = "near a convenience store"

・ time 「春{はる}が近い」 = "Spring is near/approaching."

・ **interpersonal and/or emotional relationship** **「あなたともっと近い関係{かんけい}になりたいの！」
= "I want to have an (emotionally) closer relationship with you!"**

・ blood/biological relationship 「近い親戚{しんせき}・遠{とお}い親戚」 = "close & remote
relatives"

・ similarity in general / almost same 「完璧{かんぺき}に近い」 = "almost pefect"

, etc.

