What does 最近 mean in Japanese?

最近 (さいきん) means "recently; lately" in Japanese.

最近

最近、仕事が忙しいです。 (さいきん、しごとがいそがしいです。) — Work has been busy recently.

Kana: さいきん

recently; lately

⛩️ Japanese Level 2 🔗 Grammar & Phrases Also in Level 4

最近、仕事が忙しいです。

さいきん、しごとがいそがしいです。

Work has been busy recently.

最近 (さいきん) is a Japanese word meaning “recently; lately”. It appears in the Level 2 collection, under Grammar & Phrases (and also in Level 4).

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