最近

Chinese
(the) most; ‑est near; close (to); approximately
simp. and trad.
(最近)		 最 近

Pronunciation 1

Adverb

最近

  1. recently; lately; of late
    我最近買了一塊地。 [MSC, trad.]
    我最近买了一块地。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ zuìjìn mǎi le yī kuài dì. [Pinyin]
    I bought a piece of land recently.
Synonyms

Adjective

最近

  1. latest; most recent

Pronunciation 2
Note:
  • zeoi3 kan5 - vernacular;
  • zeoi3 gan6 - literary.

Adjective

最近

  1. nearest

Japanese
Kanji in this term
最 近
さい
Grade: 4		 きん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

最 (sai-, “most”) +‎ 近 (kin, “close”)

Pronunciation

Noun

最近 (hiragana さいきん, rōmaji saikin)

  1. the latest; the most recent

Adverb

最近 (hiragana さいきん, rōmaji saikin)

  1. nowadays
  2. recently
    • マンガで分かるLisp (Manga Guide to Lisp)
      みりん。地域猫 (ちいきねこ)。最近 (さいきん)までマクロのことをマグロと思 (おも)っていた。
      Mirin. Chiikineko. Saikin made makuro no koto o maguro to omotteita.
      Mirin: A neighbours' cat. Until recently often confused macros with tuna.

Derived terms
  • 極最近 (ごくさいきん) (gokusaikin) adv. (uncommon) very recently

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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