Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 最近(さいきん) in Japanese

最近
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
さいきん
Romaji
saikin
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no', adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
    Meaning
    most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays
    Example sentence
    最近寝てるときこむらがえり起こします Recently I get leg cramps when I sleep.

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Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

7 strokes

near, early, akin, tantamount

On'Yomi: キン, コン

Kun'Yomi: ちか.い

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JLPT 3

12 strokes

utmost, most, extreme

On'Yomi: サイ, シュ

Kun'Yomi: もっと.も, つま

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