noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', adverb
recently; lately; these days; recent
Refers to a recent period up to the present. As an adverb it means “recently/lately/these days”; with の, as in 最近の, it means “recent” or “current.” It usually means the surrounding recent period, not necessarily the exact instant “right now.”
最近、朝早く目が覚める。
Recently, I have been waking up early.
最近のニュースをチェックした。
I checked the recent news.
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
nearest; closest
Limited use for physical or abstract closeness, especially in technical or fixed compounds such as 最近点 or 最近傍. For everyday “nearest station/shop,” 最寄り is usually the more natural word.
幾何では、曲線上で点Pに最も近い点を最近点という。
In geometry, the point on a curve closest to point P is called a closest point.