How to say 'Recently' in Japanese | 近頃

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The Japanese word for Recently is 'Chikagoro', written as 近頃 in Japanese.'Recently' in hiragana is ちかごろ.

word

近頃

Meaning

Recently

Reading

ちかごろ

chikagoro

Kanji

近Near 頃Approximate

Explanation

The Japanese noun '近頃 (ちかごろ)' means 'recently' or 'lately'. It is used to refer to a period of time that is close to the present, often implying a sense of change or something new. This word is commonly used in both casual and formal contexts. For example: I've been busy recently「近頃忙しいです」(ちかごろいそがしいです). The weather has been strange lately「近頃天気が変です」(ちかごろてんきがへんです). Note that '近頃' can sometimes carry a nuance of reflecting on a change or trend over a short period of time.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Unknown

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6644

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 近頃

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

近

Meaning

Near

kanji

頃

Meaning

Approximate

Words Related to 近頃 Through the Kanji 近

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 近 as well.

word

近く

Meaning

Nearby

word

Words Related to 近頃 Through the Kanji 頃

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 頃 as well.

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頃

Meaning

Time, Period

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日頃

Meaning

Usual, Daily

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何時頃

Meaning

When

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'Chikagoro' means 'Recently' .

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