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最近
さいきん
noun
game:oot-n64
game-category:vocabulary
curated-game-text
oot-source:anki
Meanings
1
recently, lately, these days, nowadays, right now; nearest, closest
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Kanji in this word
最
Utmost, Most, Extreme
12 strokes
近
Near, Early, Akin
7 strokes
More words with
最
最近
さいきん ·
recently
N4
最大
さいだい ·
biggest
最高
さいこう ·
highest
N3
最も
もっとも ·
most
N4
最初
さいしょ ·
beginning
N4
Full entry on Jisho
最終
さいしゅう ·
last
N3
最後
さいご ·
last
N4
最低
さいてい ·
the worst
N3
More words with
近
付近
ふきん ·
neighborhood
N2
近代
きんだい ·
modern times
N3
近所
きんじょ ·
neighborhood
N4
近郊
きんこう ·
suburbs
N1
間近
まぢか ·
near
側近
そっきん ·
close aide (of a powerful person)
接近
せっきん ·
getting closer
N2