Japanese symbol for “optimal”
最適
さいてき
Romaji: saiteki
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
In Japanese, optimal is 最適, read さいてき (saiteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, n most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “optimal”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 至適 | してき shiteki | optimal; optimum |
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 |
| 適用 | てきよう tekiyou | application (of a rule, law, method, etc.) |
| 適当 | てきとう tekitou | suitable; proper; appropriate |
See also: Chinese symbol for “optimal”.
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