最近さいきんsaikin最さい近きん最さい近きんShow answer(Space)Suspend(@)最さい近きん最さい近きんsaikinCommonRelative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)CommonJLPT N4Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardestJLPT N4JLPT N5Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardestJLPT N5Genki Ch. 15Appears in chapter 15 of the Genki textbookGenki Ch. 15の-adj.Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'の-adj.recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right nowAdv. nounAdverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)Adv. nounNoun (temporal)Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)Noun (temporal)EXAMPLE最近(さいきん)どう?How have you been recently?nearest; closest最さい近きん最さい近きんsaikinrecently; lately; these days; nowadaysWhat does 最近 mean in English?recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now(n-adv, n-t, adj-no)nearest; closest(adj-no)Search the picture dictionary for 最近