How to say recently in Japanese

さいきんsaikin

adverbial noun / temporal noun / ~の noun:

  • recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now

~の noun:

  • nearest; closest

Example Sentences

最近saikin寝てるneteruときtokiniこむらがえりkomuragaeriwo起こしますokoshimasu
Recently I get leg cramps when I sleep.
石油sekiyuga化学製品kagakuseihinno材料zairyouとしてtoshite用いられるmochiirareruようになったyouninattanohaごくgoku最近saikinnoことkotoであるdearu
It is only recently that crude oil has come to be used to make chemical products.
最近saikin以前izenからkaraあるarujiga痛みますitamimasu
Recently my haemorrhoids, which I've had from before, are painful.
最近saikinいったitta歯医者haishade歯槽膿漏shisounourougaありますarimasuneto言われiware悩んでいますnayandeimasu
I'm worried because the dentist I went to recently told me, "You've got periodontitis alright".
最近saikinいろいろあってiroiroatte歌えなかったutaenakattaからkara今日kyouha歌いまくったutaimakutta
Recently, what with this and that, I haven't been able to sing so today I sang like there's no tomorrow!

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