最近

Meanings

1. recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
2. nearest; closest

Part of speech: noun, no-adjective, adverb

Kanji

• 最

  Meanings

  utmost, most, extreme

  On reading

  サイ、シュ

  Kun reading

  もっと.も、つま

  Strokes

  12

• 近

  Meanings

  near, early, akin, tantamount

  On reading

  キン、コン

  Kun reading

  ちか.い

  Strokes

  7

Example sentences

• 最近、彼のうわさを耳にしていない。

  We haven't heard of him lately.

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