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最近
Readings
さいきん
saikin
English
Noun (futsuumeishi)
May take the particle 'no'
Adverb (fukushi)
recently, lately, these days, nowadays, right now
May take the particle 'no'
nearest, closest
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Kanjis
最 ON: サイ, シュ KUN: もっと.も, つま
utmost, most, extreme

Stroke: 12 Grade: 4 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 2-4-8 FC: 6014.4


近 ON: キン, コン KUN: ちか.い
near, early, akin, tantamount

Stroke: 7 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 3-3-4 FC: 3230.0


Phrases
最近、彼のうわさを耳にしていない。
Parts: 最近 (さいきん) 彼 (かれ) 噂 (うわさ) 耳にする (みみにする)
We haven't heard of him lately.