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How to say 'Recently' in Japanese | この間

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The Japanese word for Recently is 'Konoaida', written as この間 in Japanese.'Recently' in hiragana is このあいだ.

    word

    この間

    Meaning

    Recently

    Reading

    このあいだ

    konoaida

    Kanji

    間Interval, Space

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'この間 (このあいだ)' refers to a recent but unspecified time in the past, often translated as 'recently' or 'the other day'. It is used to talk about events or situations that happened not long ago, but without specifying the exact date or time. For example: I met him recently「この間彼に会った」(このあいだかれにあった). We went to that restaurant recently「この間あのレストランに行った」(このあいだあのレストランにいった). This word is commonly used in casual conversations and implies a sense of closeness in time.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    550

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word この間

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    間

    Meaning

    Interval, Space

Hiragana in the Word この間

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    こ

    Reading

    Ko

  • hiragana

    の

    Reading

    No

Words Related to この間 Through the Kanji 間

These 31 Words contain the Kanji 間 as well.

  • word

    間

    Meaning

    Between

  • word

    時間

    Meaning

    Time

  • word

    人間

    Meaning

    Human

  • word

    年間

    Meaning

    Year

  • word

    期間

    Meaning

    Period

  • word

    間違い

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    週間

    Meaning

    Week

  • word

    仲間

    Meaning

    Companion

  • word

    空間

    Meaning

    Space

  • word

    瞬間

    Meaning

    Moment

  • word

    世間

    Meaning

    World, Society

  • word

    民間

    Meaning

    Private, Civilian

  • word

    間違う

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    客間

    Meaning

    Guestroom

  • word

    日間

    Meaning

    Days

  • word

    時間割り

    Meaning

    Schedule

  • word

    中間

    Meaning

    Middle, Interim

  • word

    昼間

    Meaning

    Daytime

  • word

    間違える

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    隙間

    Meaning

    Gap

  • word

    間に合わせる

    Meaning

    Make do

  • word

    間近

    Meaning

    Near

  • word

    間も無く

    Meaning

    Soon

  • word

    間に合う

    Meaning

    Suffice, Be in time

  • word

    間接

    Meaning

    Indirect

  • word

    洋間

    Meaning

    Western room

  • word

    手間

    Meaning

    Effort

  • word

    居間

    Meaning

    Living room

  • word

    分間

    Meaning

    Minutes

  • word

    夜間

    Meaning

    Night

  • word

    間隔

    Meaning

    Interval

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