"Kin-nen" and "Kin-jitsu"

Today, I noticed a little weird Japanese words.

They are "kin-nen" and "kin-jitsu."

"Kin" means "close" and "near," "nen" means "year," and "jitsu" means "day."

Also, "kin-nen" means "recently" or "in recent years," which includes the recent past and the present.

However, "kin-jitsu" means "soon" or "in a few days," which shows only near future.

Although these structures are similar, the meanings are quite different.

Please be careful when you use these words.

By the way, there are no words like "kin-shu" ("shu" means "week") and "kin-getsu" ("getsu" means "month").

「近年」と「近日」

今日は、日本語の少しおかしな単語に気が付きました。

「近年」と「近日」です。

「近」は "close" や "near" という意味であり、「年」は "year" を、「日」は "day" を意味します。

そして、「近年」は "recently" や "in recent years" のように、現在を含む過去を表します。

しかし、「近日」は "soon" や "in a few days" のように、近い未来を表します。

似た構造の言葉なのに、示す意味が異なります。

使用する際は注意して下さい。

ちなみに、「近週」や「近月」といった言葉はありません。