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Kanji Detail for 最 - "most, utmost, best"

  • Meaning

    最 means "most, utmost, best."

    1. Most - The greatest in degree.

    2. Utmost - The highest; the extreme.

    3. Best - The finest; the top.

  • Words using

    • 最も もっとも Listen most; extremely
    • 最初 さいしょ Listen beginning; outset; first
    • 最大 さいだい Listen biggest; greatest; largest
    • 最後 さいご Listen end; conclusion; last
    • 最終 さいしゅう Listen last; final; closing
    • 最近 さいきん Listen recently; lately; these days
    • 最高 さいこう Listen best; supreme; wonderful
    • 最低 さいてい Listen least; lowest; minimum
  • Four-character idioms with

    • 最後通牒 さいごつうちょう Listen ultimatum
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    • Verified meaning: most, utmost, best
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さい, さいちょう, たかし, まさる)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of

    Given names (さい)Listen (まさる)Listen

    Surnames (さいちょう)Listen (たかし)Listen (ゆたか)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    utmost; most; extreme

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    most, extremely, exceedingly

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 最[zui4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    most, extremely, exceedingly; superlative

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Extreme, most. Such as 最好 (best), 最甚 (most extreme). | Top ranking. In Han dynasty official evaluations, rankings were divided into 殿 and 最. 殿 referred to those unfit for duty. 最 referred to those with administrative ability.
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  • First come , first served.

  • The job will take a minimum of ten days.

  • Have you been in contact with him recently?

  • This is the most important matter of all.

  • He is the last man that i want to talk with.

  • Nowadays many people travel by car.

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