最さい近きん

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.”

• 最さい近きん、朝あさ早はやく目めが覚さめる。

  Recently, I have been waking up early.

• 最さい近きん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.

• 幾き何かでは、曲きょく線せん上じょうで点てんPに最もっとも近ちかい点てんを最さい近きん点てんという。

  In geometry, the point on a curve closest to point P is called a closest point.