What does 身近 mean?
身近 is a Japanese noun meaning “near oneself, close to one, familiar” in English. It is written as 身近 in kanji, みぢか in hiragana, and mijika in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
そもそも事故の大半は熱帯雨林ではなく、身近な場所でおこるのである。
Most accidents, after all, happen around the corner, not in the rainforest.