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最近

最近

Chinese

(the) most; -est near; close (to); approximately
simp. and trad.
(最近)

Adverb

最近

  1. recently; lately

Pronunciation

Adjective

最近

  1. nearest

Japanese

Kanji in this term
さい
Grade: 4
きん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

(sai, most) + (kin, close)

Pronunciation

Noun

最近 (hiragana さいきん, romaji saikin)

  1. the latest; the most recent

Adverb

最近 (hiragana さいきん, romaji saikin)

  1. nowadays
  2. recently
    • マンガで分かるLisp (Manga Guide to Lisp)
      みりん。地域猫 (ちいきねこ)最近 (さいきん)までマクロのことをマグロと (おも)っていた。
      Mirin. Chiikineko. Saikin made makuro no koto o maguro to omotteita.
      Mirin: A neighbours' cat. Until recently often confused macros with tuna.

Derived terms

  • 極最近 (ごくさいきん) (gokusaikin) adv. (uncommon) very recently

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9