Illustration: At a Japanese apartment window, a young couple arranges several annual spring photographs beside the potted citrus tree appearing in every picture. Across the photographs, the couple remains recognizably similar while the tree progresses from a small sapling to a bush reaching their shoulders.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

近きん年ねん

kinnen

recent years

Example sentences

近年きんねん、物価ぶっかが徐々じょじょに上あがっている。
Prices have been gradually rising in recent years.
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近年きんねんにおける医学いがくの進歩しんぽはめざましい。
Recent advances in medicine are remarkable.
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旅行者りょこうしゃの数かずが近年きんねん大おおきく増加ぞうかした。
The number of tourists has increased greatly in recent years.
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Kanji in 近年

近near; earlyOnキン・コンKunちかい
年year; counter for yearsOnネンKunとし

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