Word Meaning 近年

きんねん kinnen

近年 is read as きんねん (kinnen) and means recent years.

Meaning

English

recent years

Reading

Kana

きんねん

Romaji

kinnen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 11193 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

近点年

きんてんねん

anomalistic year

近づく

ちかづく

to approach

近代

きんだい

early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

近世

きんせい

early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)

近い

ちかい

closely related

近道

ちかみち

shorter way

近々

ちかぢか

close (by)

近日

きんじつ

soon

近く

ちかく

nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year")

近づき

ちかづき

acquaintance

近海

きんかい

coastal waters

近作

きんさく

recent work