さいきん
Meanings
Adverb
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
Adjective (の)
2. nearest; closest
Pitch accent
さ
いきん
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
only recently; just of late
very recently; in the very recent past
How are you?; What's up?
Examples (106 in total)
They got married only recently.
What have you been doing?
Cars today are amazing.
I've taken up painting recently.
He died recently.
He is depressed lately.
I've gained weight recently.
I've been feeling stressed lately.
Sales have been increasing recently.
The computer is a recent invention.
Did you play tennis recently?
Pro baseball is interesting these days.
Juvenile crimes have been increasing recently.
My father has given up smoking recently.
By the way, have you seen him lately?
My father has recently returned to Japan.
I'm OK. I've just been busy recently.
He has taken to drinking recently.
My internet connection has been really slow lately.
He has recently returned from France.
My mother has been in the hospital until recently.
Modern cats don't eat rats.
They moved here recently.
Everyone now has a gun.
The rules were recently relaxed.
John has put on a lot of weight recently.
I've been eating pasta every day lately.
He set up a company recently.
I haven't had a cold recently.
Have you been in contact with Mr White recently?
Tom's been really into drumming recently.
The computer is a relatively recent invention.
Tom's been crazy about Chinese food lately.
Is this dress the latest fashion?
Tom's been hooked on Japanese food recently.
The birth rate has been decreasing recently.
She is singing the latest popular songs.
The value of the dollar has fallen recently.
I saw Rosalie O'Connor recently.
There's a trend these days towards small families.
I've been spending a lot of time at home recently.
By the way, have you heard from him lately?
Do you have a recent photo of yourself?
I didn't know about that until quite recently.
This book is selling well these days.
Don't you think elementary schoolers are taller these days?
The number of students who come late to class has lately been increasing.
I met him just recently in Kyoto.
The city has rapidly expanded recently.
The number of students going overseas has been increasing lately.
I hardly ever go out with my parents these days.
I haven't had much sleep lately.
Is there anything you've been particularly interested in lately?
What kind of music has been popular recently?
Men don't wear vests much these days.
She has recently made remarkable progress in English.
It was only recently that he got well.
He has recently made remarkable progress in English.
I am interested in chess these days.
"I haven't been writing English lately." "You won't improve if you don't write every day."
The activity of foreign trade has been declining of late.
Without an air conditioner, people nowadays cannot live.
I can't keep up with the fashions of young girls these days.
I've not been feeling very well lately.
Import restrictions have been greatly loosened of late.
Recently he's become a really nice person.
Paul studies very hard these days.
Tom hasn't had a fight with anybody lately.
Many old people these days cannot keep up with the times.
That chicken hasn't laid any eggs recently.
He is a recent convert to Catholicism.
Attach a recent photograph to your application form.
I hear that the number of the unemployed has been increasing recently.
Rich mineral deposits have been discovered recently in Afghanistan.
A unique fossil of a tropical plant was found recently.
That's more recent than you think it is.
Have you experienced body aches recently?
I feel like he's grown cold toward me lately.
This earth is moist owing to the recent rain.
The world's population recently passed 7 billion.
Mary has been wearing blue dresses a lot recently.
"Lately, I've become close friends with Tom." "Oh, that's good!"
Recently, the dignity and importance of the Japanese father has diminished.
Speaking of Mr. Tanaka, have you seen him lately?
Many old people these days can't keep up with the times.
New facts about ancient China have recently come to light.
Direct flights between New York and Tokyo commenced recently.
He took a cold bath even in winter until recently.
His latest novel is well worth reading.
I can't keep up with the recent British music scene.
I read in the newspaper recently that the crops really need rain.
What do you think are the best sellers of the latest Japanese records?
Recently, I meet with my teacher once a week.
Nowadays it isn't unusual for a woman to travel alone.
Due to the recent hurricane, a lot of people lost their homes.
A recent survey shows that the number of smokers is decreasing.
Recently, the price of crude oil has shot up, and the cost of gasoline is going up.
We found out recently that some foxes live here on this mountain.
Nowadays, almost every home has one or two televisions.
Recently, the number of foreigners working or studying in Japan has increased.
I've had a lot on my mind recently and have had trouble falling asleep at night.
Two years ago Tom and Mary split up, but recently they got together again.
Until quite recently, most of the things we needed were made by hand.
The couple doesn't fight often these days, but they used to a lot.
During the recent trip to America, I made friends with Jack.
The firm has recently diversified its products so as to extend its market.