近きん年ねん

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Meanings

1

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、この病びょう気きの原げん因いんが少すこしずつ分わかってきた。
Recent research has gradually clarified the causes of this disease.

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Usage patterns

近きん年ねん、〈事こと〉が増ふえているin recent years, ~ has been increasing
近きん年ねん、環かん境きょう問もん題だいへの関かん心しんが高たかまっている。
In recent years, interest in environmental issues has been growing.
近きん年ねんになって〈事こと〉it is only in recent years that ~
近きん年ねんになってようやくその効こう果かが認みとめられた。
It was only in recent years that its effectiveness was finally recognized.