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最近 (さいきん) — recently | JLPT N4 · Nihongo Circle

最近

さいきん

N4

adverb

Meanings

1recently
2nowadays
3in recent years
4most recent
5latest
6lately
7these days
8nearest

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Kanji in this word

最Utmost, Most, Extreme12 strokes 近Near, Early, Akin7 strokes

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