Word 2 of 20 · Level 22

最近さいきんsaikinrecently

Synonyms:recentlylatelythese days

Example sentence

最さい近きん、忙いそがしいです。

I've been busy recently.

How 最近 is used

最さい近きんis a noun or adverb referring to the recent past or these days. It is very common in daily conversation to talk about recent events or changes.

More words from level 22

全員zen-inall members
せいseicause, fault
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別betsuanother, different
決まるkimaruto be decided
しばらくshibarakufor a while

All 20 words in level 22: Counting Coins

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