| Kanji | 最 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | サイ、シュ |
| Kunyomi | もっと.も、つま |
| Nanori | も |
| English | utmost, most, extreme |
| Examples | 最も(もっとも): most; extremely 最近(さいきん): most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays 最後(さいご): (1) last; end; conclusion; latest; most recent (2) (after -tara form or -ta form followed by "ga") no sooner than; right after (often having negative consequences) (3) one's final moments 最高(さいこう): highest; supreme; the most 最終(さいしゅう): last; final; closing 最初(さいしょ): beginning; outset; first; onset 最低(さいてい): (1) least; lowest; worst (2) nasty; disgusting; horrible; yuck! 最善(さいぜん): the very best 最中(さいちゅう): in the middle of; height of; in course of; midst 最早(もはや): (1) already; now (2) no longer; not any more 最(さい): (1) the most; the extreme (2) prime; conspicuous |
| JLPT Level | 3 |
| Jouyou Grade | 4 |
| Frequency | 82 |
| Components | 日: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 取: take; fetch; take up |
| Number of Strokes | 12 |
| Kanji Radical | 曰 |
| Radical Number | 73 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | ひらび・いわく |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | utmost |
| Koohii Story 1 | TAKE the UTMOST care when you SUN bath all DAY, or you´ll get burned from your EARS to your CROTCH. |
| Koohii Story 2 | Do your utmost - seize(take) the day. |
| RTK Index | 821 |
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade4, kanjifreq1-250
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