JLPT N4 · Noun / adverb

最近 (saikin)

最近 (さいきん, saikin) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “recently; lately”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: さいきん
Romaji: saikin
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now · noun, noun taking の, adverb
nearest; closest · noun taking の

Example sentences

最近、彼のうわさを耳にしていない。

We haven't heard of him lately.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 最近

最

utmost, most, extremeサイ・シュ・もっと.も・つま · 12 strokes

近

near, early, akinキン・コン・ちか.い · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 最近.

最ももっともmost最後さいごend最初さいしょbeginning最高さいこうbest最終さいしゅうlast最中さいちゅう(in) the middle of最低さいていleast最さいthe most最善さいぜんthe very best最中さなか(in) the middle of近いちかいnear近くちかくnear近所きんじょneighbourhood近代きんだいpresent day

Source: JMdict entry 1293780 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.