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最近
さいきん
N4
adverb
Meanings
1
recently
2
nowadays
3
in recent years
4
most recent
5
latest
6
lately
7
these days
8
nearest
Example sentence
彼は最近まで冬でも冷水浴をしていた。
He took a cold bath even in winter until recently.
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Kanji in this word
最
Utmost, Most, Extreme
12 strokes
近
Near, Early, Akin
7 strokes
More words with
最
最中
さなか ·
in the middle of
N1
最下
さいか ·
the lowest
最～
さい～ ·
the most ~
N2
最中
さいちゅう ·
in the middle of
N3
最終
さいしゅう ·
last
N3
Full entry on Jisho
最初
さいしょ ·
beginning
N4
最も
もっとも ·
most
N4
最善
さいぜん ·
the very best
N1
More words with
近
近眼
きんがん ·
nearsightedness
N1
近郊
きんこう ·
suburbs
N1
身近
みぢか ·
near oneself
N1
付近
ふきん ·
neighborhood
N2
近々
ちかぢか ·
soon
N2
近寄る
ちかよる ·
to approach
N2
近視
きんし ·
nearsightedness
N3
近寄せる
ちかよせる ·
to bring close
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