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JLPT N4adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

最さい近きん

saikin

recently, these days

Example sentences

  1. それは最近さいきんの写真しゃしん？

    Is that a recent photo?

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  2. 最近さいきんどうだ？

    How have you been recently?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 最近さいきん彼かれに会あった。

    I saw him recently.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 最近

  • 最utmost; mostOnサイ・シュKunもっとも・つま
  • 近near; earlyOnキン・コンKunちかい

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