最近, さいきん
May take 'no', Adverb
1. recently, lately, these days, nowadays, right now
2. nearest, closest
最近、彼のうわさを耳にしていない。
最近親, さいきんしん
nearest kin, nearest of blood, next of kin, nearest relative
最近稼働, さいきんかどう
Computer terminology
recent activity
ごく最近, 極最近, ごくさいきん
May take 'no', Adverb
very recently, in the very recent past
最近どう, さいきんどう
Interjection
How are you?, What's up?
最近になって, さいきんになって
Expression
only recently, just of late