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Japanese symbol for “maximum”

Romaji: saidai
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

In Japanese, maximum is , read (saidai).

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, n biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

Kanji and stroke order

utmost, most, extreme
on: サイ、シュ
kun: もっと.も、つま
12 strokes · JLPT 2
large, big
on: ダイ、タイ
kun: おお-、おお.きい、-おお.いに
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “maximum”

WordReadingMeaning
さいだいげん saidaigenmaximum
きょくど kyokudomaximum; extreme; utmost
さいこう saikouhighest; maximum; most
マックス makkusumax; maximum
きょくだい kyokudaimaximum

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
だいじょうぶ daijoubusafe; secure; sound
たいへん taihenvery; greatly; terribly
だいがく daigakuuniversity; college

See also: Chinese symbol for “maximum”.

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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