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Japanese symbol for “deepest”

Romaji: saishin
deepest

In Japanese, deepest is , read (saishin).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-na, adj-no, n deepest

Kanji and stroke order

utmost, most, extreme
on: サイ、シュ
kun: もっと.も、つま
12 strokes · JLPT 2
deep, heighten, intensify
on: シン
kun: ふか.い、-ぶか.い、ふか.まる、ふか.める
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さいきん saikinrecently; lately; these days
さいご saigoend; conclusion
さいしょ saishobeginning; outset; first
さいこう saikoubest; supreme; wonderful
さいしゅう saishuulast; final; closing
さいだい saidaibiggest; greatest; largest
しんこく shinkokuserious; severe; grave
ふかい fukaideep (hole, forest, snow, etc.)

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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