Japanese symbol for “hottest”

最旬

さいしゅん

Romaji: saishun

hottest (e.g. fashion); freshest; in vogue

In Japanese, hottest is 最旬, read さいしゅん (saishun).

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Meanings

adj-no hottest (e.g. fashion); freshest; in vogue

Kanji and stroke order

最

utmost, most, extreme

on: サイ、シュ
kun: もっと.も、つま

12 strokes · JLPT 2

旬

decameron, ten-day period, season (for specific products)

on: ジュン、シュン

6 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
最近	さいきん saikin	recently; lately; these days
最後	さいご saigo	end; conclusion
最初	さいしょ saisho	beginning; outset; first
最高	さいこう saikou	best; supreme; wonderful
最終	さいしゅう saishuu	last; final; closing
最大	さいだい saidai	biggest; greatest; largest
下旬	げじゅん gejun	last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
中旬	ちゅうじゅん chuujun	middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month

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