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Japanese word 最近: recent / latest / nowadays. Meanings and example sentences.

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最近 (さいきん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

最近 (さいきん) means recent / latest / nowadays.

See example sentences below.

最近 at a glance

最近

さいきんsaikin

N4noun

recent / latest / nowadays

最近さいきんsaikinN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 最近

Core meaning

recent / latest / nowadays

Basic example sentences

Example 1

最近は寒くなってきました。

Translation

It has been getting cold recently.

Example 2

最近の映画はとても面白いです。

Translation

Recent movies are very interesting.

Kanji 最: utmost, most, extreme

Kanji 最: utmost, most, extreme

Kanji 最: meanings, readings, and example words.

Kanji 近: near, early, akin, tantamount

Kanji 近: near, early, akin, tantamount

Kanji 近: meanings, readings, and example words.

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