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最

N3

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • utmost
  • most
  • extreme

On'yomi (音読み)

  • サイ
  • シュ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • もっと.も
  • つま
Strokes
12
JLPT Level
N3
Frequency
#94
School Grade
Grade 4
Radical
曰#73 · say

Components

Common Words

  • 最ももっともAdverbmost, extremely
  • 最愛さいあいno-Adj.beloved, dearest
  • 最悪さいあくna-Adj.worst
  • 最期さいごNounone's last moment, one's death, one's end
  • 最強さいきょうno-Adj.strongest
  • 最近さいきんNounrecently, lately, these days, nowadays, right now
  • 最古さいこNounthe oldest, the earliest
  • 最後さいごNounend, conclusion

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