Onyomi: サイ, シュ · Kunyomi: つま, もっと.も · Meanings: extreme, most, utmost
Kanji for extreme, most, utmost
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 最 | さい | the most, the extreme | Prefix, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 最近 | さいきん | recently, lately, these days, nowadays, right now | common JLPT-N4 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Adverb (fukushi) |
| 最初 | さいしょ | beginning, outset, first, onset | common JLPT-N4 Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun, Adverb (fukushi) |
| 最後 | さいご | end, conclusion | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 最も | もっとも | most, extremely | common JLPT-N3 Adverb (fukushi) |
| 最高 | さいこう | best, supreme, wonderful, finest | common JLPT-N3 Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 最終 | さいしゅう | last, final, closing | common JLPT-N3 Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |
| 最低 | さいてい | least, lowest, minimum | common JLPT-N3 Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 最中 | さいちゅう | (in) the middle of, (in) the midst of, (in) the course of, (at) the height of | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 最善 | さいぜん | the very best, utmost | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |