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How to say 'Recently' in Japanese | 最近

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The Japanese word for Recently is 'Saikin', written as 最近 in Japanese.'Recently' in hiragana is さいきん.

    word

    最近

    Meaning

    Recently

    Reading

    さいきん

    saikin

    Kanji

    最Most 近Near

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '最近 (さいきん)' means 'recently' or 'lately'. It is used to refer to events, situations, or actions that have occurred in the near past. This word is commonly used in both casual and formal contexts. For example: I recently moved to Tokyo「最近東京に引っ越しました」(さいきんとうきょうにひっこしました). Have you seen her recently?「最近彼女を見ましたか？」(さいきんかのじょをみましたか？). It can also be used to describe trends or changes that have happened recently, such as '最近の技術 (さいきんのぎじゅつ)' meaning 'recent technology'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    414

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 最近

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    最

    Meaning

    Most

  • kanji

    近

    Meaning

    Near

Words Related to 最近 Through the Kanji 最

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 最 as well.

  • word

    最初

    Meaning

    Beginning

  • word

    最も

    Meaning

    Most

  • word

    最後

    Meaning

    End

  • word

    最高

    Meaning

    Best

  • word

    最大

    Meaning

    Maximum

  • word

    最終

    Meaning

    Last

  • word

    最

    Meaning

    Most

  • word

    最早

    Meaning

    Already, No longer

  • word

    最上

    Meaning

    Best, Supreme

  • word

    最低

    Meaning

    Worst

  • word

    最悪

    Meaning

    Worst

  • word

    最強

    Meaning

    Strongest

  • word

    最先端

    Meaning

    Cutting edge

  • word

    最中

    Meaning

    Peak, Middle

  • word

    最新

    Meaning

    Latest

  • word

    真っ最中

    Meaning

    Midst

  • word

    最小

    Meaning

    Minimum

  • word

    最適

    Meaning

    Optimal

Words Related to 最近 Through the Kanji 近

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 近 as well.

  • word

    近く

    Meaning

    Nearby

  • 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

    近年

    Meaning

    Recent

  • 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

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