Word Meaning 最近

さいきん saikin

最近 is read as さいきん (saikin) and means nearest.

Meaning

English

nearest
closest
recently
lately
these days
nowadays
right now

Reading

Kana

さいきん

Romaji

saikin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 1967 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

最接近

さいせっきん

closest approach

最も近い共通祖先

もっともちかいきょうつうそせん

most recent common ancestor

極最近

ごくさいきん

very recently

最も

もとも

most

最上

もがみ

best

最中

さなか

(in) the middle of

最大

さいだい

biggest

最後

さいご

one's final moments

Example Sentences

最近は朝早く起きている。

さいきんはあさはやくおきている。

Lately, I have been getting up early in the morning.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 4 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.