近きん年ねん

noun, adverb

recent years; in recent years

Used as both a noun and an adverbial expression for a span of years close to the present. It sounds a little more written or report-like than 最近.

• 近きん年ねん、都と市し部ぶでは家や賃ちんが上あがっている。

  In recent years, rents have been rising in urban areas.

• 近きん年ねんの研けん究きゅうで、この病