近 況(きんきょう)

きんきょう

noun

recent situation; how one has been lately

1. recent situation; how one has been lately; update on one's life

Information about what has been happening recently in someone's life or in a situation. Often used when catching up with someone after a period of no contact.

近況(きんきょう)を報告(ほうこく)する。

To report on one's recent situation.

久(ひさ)しぶりに会(あ)って、お互(たが)いの近況(きんきょう)を話(はな)した。

We met after a long time and talked about what we've each been up to.

SNSで友人(ゆうじん)の近況(きんきょう)を知(し)ることができるが、直接(ちょくせつ)会(あ)って話(はな)すのとは違(ちが)う。

You can learn about friends' recent situations on social media, but it's different from meeting in person to talk.

A compound of 近(きん) (recent) + 況(きょう) (situation). Common in letters, greetings, and reunion conversations.

Common collocations

近況(きんきょう)を報告(ほうこく)する (report on recent events)
近況(きんきょう)を尋(たず)ねる (ask about someone's recent situation)
近況(きんきょう)報告(ほうこく) (update, status report)
お互(たが)いの近況(きんきょう) (each other's recent news)

Often appears in letters and emails as a topic: 近況(きんきょう)をお知(し)らせします (Let me tell you about my recent situation). Also used in alumni newsletters and year-end greetings.

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