最 — kanji meaning “utmost”
最
utmost, most, extreme
- Meanings
- utmost, most, extreme
- On'yomi
- サイ (sai)、シュ (shu)
- Kun'yomi
- もっと.も、つま
- Name readings
- も
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #82 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 73
- Chinese reading
- zuì — Chinese character page
Words with 最
| 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 |
| 最も | もっとも mottomo | most; extremely |
| 最低 | さいてい saitei | least; lowest; minimum |
| 最悪 | さいあく saiaku | worst |
| 最強 | さいきょう saikyou | strongest |
| 最適 | さいてき saiteki | most suitable; optimum; optimal |
| 最新 | さいしん saishin | latest; newest; late-breaking (news) |
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