최근

Korean

Sino-Korean word from 最近, from 最 (“most”) + 近 (“closeness”).

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰwe̞(ː)ɡɯn] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰø̞(ː)ɡɯn]
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Phonetic hangul: [췌(ː)근/최(ː)근]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	choegeun
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	choegeun
McCune–Reischauer^?	ch'oegŭn
Yale Romanization^?	chōykun

최근 • (choegeun) (hanja 最近)

the latest, the most recent
최근 이 주 동안 에
choegeun i ju dong'ane
for the last two weeks
(rare) a close distance