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最近 recently

最近 is the #244 most common word in Japanese, a adverb. It means “recently” and is pronounced [sa̠ikʲĩɴ].

#244frequency rank
0.04%of everyday Japanese text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of 最近

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最近dictionary formrecently

#243 声 · #245 用

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