最 (extreme, most, utmost) - Kanji Codex

最

extreme, most, utmost

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

サイシュ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

つまもっと.も

Nanori (名乗り)

も

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:4

Strokes:12

JLPT:3

Frequency:82

Vocabulary

サイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
最悪	サイアク	worst; horrible; horrid; awful; terrible; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
最期	サイゴ	one's last moment; one's death; one's end
最強	サイキョウ	strongest
最近	サイキン	recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now; nearest; closest
最古	サイコ	the oldest; the earliest

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
最も	もっとも	most; extremely
最も	もとも	most; extremely
最寄り	もより	nearest; closest
最高	サイコー	best; supreme; wonderful; finest; highest; maximum; most; uppermost; supreme
最早	もはや	already; now; no longer; not any more

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