"最近" meaning in Japanese

See 最近 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [sa̠ikʲĩɴ] Forms: 最近 [canonical] (ruby: (さい), (きん)), saikin [romanization]
Etymology: 最 (sai-, “most”) + 近 (kin, “close”) Etymology templates: {{prefix|ja|最|近|sort=きん|t1=most|t2=close|tr1=sai|tr2=kin}} 最 (sai-, “most”) + 近 (kin, “close”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|さいきん}} 最(さい)近(きん) • (saikin)
  1. nowadays
    Sense id: en-最近-ja-adv-rG65soqM Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms prefixed with 最, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 48 45 7 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 49 47 4 Disambiguation of Japanese terms prefixed with 最: 58 27 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 44 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 50 46 4
  2. recently
    Sense id: en-最近-ja-adv-Wfej3Qne Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 48 45 7 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 49 47 4 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 44 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 50 46 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 極最近 (gokusaikin) (ruby: (ごく), (さい), (きん)) (english: very recently) [uncommon]

Noun

IPA: [sa̠ikʲĩɴ] Forms: 最近 [canonical] (ruby: (さい), (きん)), saikin [romanization]
Etymology: 最 (sai-, “most”) + 近 (kin, “close”) Etymology templates: {{prefix|ja|最|近|sort=きん|t1=most|t2=close|tr1=sai|tr2=kin}} 最 (sai-, “most”) + 近 (kin, “close”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|さいきん}} 最(さい)近(きん) • (saikin)
  1. the latest; the most recent Categories (topical): Present
    Sense id: en-最近-ja-noun-MCgAQyBW Disambiguation of Present: 0 0 100

Download JSON data for 最近 meaning in Japanese (4.3kB)

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          "ref": "マンガで分かるLisp (The Manga Guide to Lisp)",
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              "地",
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              "最",
              "さい"
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              "近",
              "きん"
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              "思",
              "おも"
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              "最",
              "さい"
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              "近",
              "きん"
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              "思",
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