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How to say 'Recent' in Japanese | 近年

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The Japanese word for Recent is 'Kinnen', written as 近年 in Japanese.'Recent' in hiragana is きんねん.

    word

    近年

    Meaning

    Recent

    Reading

    きんねん

    kinnen

    Kanji

    近Near 年Year

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '近年 (きんねん)' means 'recent years' or 'recently'. It is used to refer to a period of time that is close to the present, typically within the last few years. This word is often used in formal or written contexts to discuss trends, changes, or events that have occurred in the recent past. For example: In recent years, technology has advanced rapidly「近年、技術が急速に進歩した」(きんねん、ぎじゅつがきゅうそくにしんぽした). The population has increased in recent years「近年、人口が増加した」(きんねん、じんこうがぞうかした). Note that '近年' is often used at the beginning of a sentence or clause to set the temporal context.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    3626

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 近年

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    近

    Meaning

    Near

  • kanji

    年

    Meaning

    Year

Words Related to 近年 Through the Kanji 近

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 近 as well.

  • word

    近く

    Meaning

    Nearby

  • word

    最近

    Meaning

    Recently

  • word

    近い

    Meaning

    Near

  • word

    近代

    Meaning

    Modern

  • word

    近付く

    Meaning

    Approach, Become close

  • word

    近所

    Meaning

    Neighborhood

  • word

    付近

    Meaning

    Vicinity

  • word

    接近

    Meaning

    Approach

  • word

    身近

    Meaning

    Close

  • word

    近眼

    Meaning

    Nearsightedness

  • word

    間近

    Meaning

    Near

  • word

    近道

    Meaning

    Shortcut

  • word

    近世

    Meaning

    Early modern

  • word

    近頃

    Meaning

    Recently

  • word

    近寄る

    Meaning

    Approach

  • word

    近付ける

    Meaning

    Bring close

Words Related to 近年 Through the Kanji 年

These 46 Words contain the Kanji 年 as well.

  • word

    年

    Meaning

    Year

  • word

    年下

    Meaning

    Younger

  • word

    一昨年

    Meaning

    Year before last

  • word

    年間

    Meaning

    Year

  • word

    少年

    Meaning

    Boy

  • word

    年金

    Meaning

    Pension

  • word

    年齢

    Meaning

    Age

  • word

    年度

    Meaning

    Year, Fiscal

  • word

    青年

    Meaning

    Youth

  • word

    今年

    Meaning

    This year

  • word

    再来年

    Meaning

    Year after next

  • word

    万年筆

    Meaning

    Fountain pen

  • word

    年賀状

    Meaning

    New years card

  • word

    毎年

    Meaning

    Every year

  • word

    生年月日

    Meaning

    Birthdate

  • word

    半年

    Meaning

    Half year

  • word

    翌年

    Meaning

    Next year

  • word

    年寄り

    Meaning

    Elderly

  • word

    昨年

    Meaning

    Last year

  • word

    元年

    Meaning

    First year

  • word

    去年

    Meaning

    Last year

  • word

    長年

    Meaning

    Many years

  • word

    お年玉

    Meaning

    Money

  • word

    年月

    Meaning

    Years

  • word

    年月日

    Meaning

    Date

  • word

    年々

    Meaning

    Yearly

  • word

    年代

    Meaning

    Era, Age

  • word

    中年

    Meaning

    Middle age

  • word

    年中

    Meaning

    Year round

  • word

    学年

    Meaning

    Grade

  • word

    同年

    Meaning

    Same year

  • word

    本年

    Meaning

    This year

  • word

    晩年

    Meaning

    Later years

  • word

    年長

    Meaning

    Older

  • word

    年末

    Meaning

    Year end

  • word

    来年

    Meaning

    Next year

  • word

    忘年会

    Meaning

    Year end party

  • word

    年配

    Meaning

    Elderly

  • word

    年収

    Meaning

    Annual income

  • word

    定年

    Meaning

    Retirement

  • word

    年始

    Meaning

    New year

  • word

    前年

    Meaning

    Previous year

  • word

    年上

    Meaning

    Older

  • word

    未成年

    Meaning

    Minor

  • word

    例年

    Meaning

    Usual year

  • word

    年賀

    Meaning

    New years card

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What does 'Kinnen' (近年) mean?

'Kinnen' means 'Recent' .

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