近きん世せいTop 20000MeaningsNoun1. recent past; recent timesShow all meanings (1 more)Kanji used近near世worldPitch accentきんせいUsed in vocabulary近きん世せい文ぶん学がくearly-modern literature; Edo-period literature (1600-1867)Noun近きん世せい語ごearly modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken during the Edo periodNoun近きん世せい日本にほん語ごearly modern JapaneseNoun