近年

きんねん

recent years

What does 近年 mean?

近年 is a Japanese noun meaning recent years in English. It is written as 近年 in kanji, きんねん in hiragana, and kinnen in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

アジア諸国からの輸入品は近年増大している。

The imports from Asian countries have expanded recently.