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最近

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 最近.

Dictionary

Entry

最近いきん~の Adj.Freq #378
1

Common noun; Adverb (fukushi)

recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now

Examples
最近、彼のうわさを耳にしていない。
We haven't heard of him lately.
2

nearest; closest

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

utmost, most, extreme

12 strokesFrequency 82JLPT N2Grade 4

On

サイシュ

Kun

もっと.もつま

Nanori

near, early, akin, tantamount

6 strokesFrequency 194JLPT N3Grade 2

On

キンコン

Kun

ちか.い

Nanori

おうおおこの

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