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Japanese symbol for “furthest”

Romaji: saien
farthest; furthest; most remote

In Japanese, furthest is , read (saien).

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-no farthest; furthest; most remote

Kanji and stroke order

utmost, most, extreme
on: サイ、シュ
kun: もっと.も、つま
12 strokes · JLPT 2
distant, far
on: エン、オン
kun: とお.い
13 strokes · JLPT 3

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
えいえん eieneternity; perpetuity; permanence
えんりょ enryoreserve; constraint; restraint

See also: Chinese symbol for “furthest”.

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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