“The most” or “The extreme” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “最”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “最” means “Prime”, “Conspicuous” or “Extremely” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “最”
Jouyou Kanji “最” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 12 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | さい(sai) |
| Kun-Yomi | もっと(も)(motto(mo)) |
| も(mo) | |
| Meanings | Most, Best |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “最”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 最愛(さいあい-sa i a i) | Dearest, Beloved |
| 最悪(さいあく-sa i a ku) | Worst, Horrible, Terrible |
| 最下位(さいかい-sa i ka i) | Bottom, Least, Lowest, Undermost |
| 最強(さいきょう-sa i kyo u) | Strongest, Most powerful, Mightiest |
| 最近(さいきん-sa i ki n) | Recently, Lately, Nowadays |
| 最恵国(さいけいこく-sa i ke i ko ku) | Most‐favored nation, MFN |
| 最恵国待遇(さいけいこくたいぐう-sa i ke i ko ku ta i gu u) | Most favored nation treatment |
| 最敬礼(さいけいれい-sa i ke i re i) | Make a deep bow, Respectful bow |
| 最古(さいこ-sa i ko) | The oldest, The earliest |
| 最後(さいご-sa i go) | End, Conclusion, Last, Final, Latest |
| 最後通牒(さいごつうちょう-sa i go tsu u cho u) | Ultimatum |
| 最期(さいご-sa i go) | One’s last moment, One’s death |
| 最高(さいこう-sa i ko u) | Highest, Best, Maximum, Supreme,Top, Ultimate, Awesome, Superb |
| 最高学府(さいこうがくふ-sa i ko u ga ku fu) | The highest seat of learning, The top educational institution |
| 最高潮(さいこうちょう-sa i ko u cho u) | Climax, Peak, Zenith, Apex |
| 最高峰(さいこうほう-sa i ko u ho u) | ① Highest peak, Highest mountain, ② Greatest authority, Most prominent person, Pinnacle (e.g. of art) |
| 最終(さいしゅう-sa i shu u) | Last, Final, Closing, End |
| 最初(さいしょ-sa i sho) | Beginning, Outse, First, Onset |
| 最小(さいしょう-sa i sho u) | The smallest (in size, degree, etc), Least, Minimum, Minimal |
| 最小限(さいしょうげん-sa i sho u ge n) | Minimum, Lower limit, At a minimum |
| 最小公倍数(さいしょうこうばいすう-sa i sho u ko u ba i su u) | Least common multiple, Lowest common multiple |
| 最少(さいしょう-sa i sho u) | Fewest, Least, Smallest (number), Lowest, Minimum |
| 最上(さいじょう-sa i jo u) | The best, The greatest, Uppermost |
| 最深(さいしん-sa i shi n) | Deepest |
| 最新(さいしん-sa i shi n) | Newest, Latest, Most up‐to‐date |
| 最盛期(さいせいき-sa i se i ki) | ① Golden age, Prime, Heyday, Height of prosperity, ② Season (for fruit, vegetables, etc), Best time |
| 最前(さいぜん-sa i ze n) | ① Frontmost, ② A little while ago, Just now |
| 最前線(さいぜんせん-sa i ze n se n) | Frontier, Forefront, Front line, Battlefront |
| 最善(さいぜん-sa i ze n) | Best |
| 最多(さい-sa i ta) | Most (numerous), Largest (number of) |
| 最大(さいだい-sa i da i) | Biggest, Greatest, Largest, Maximum |
| 最大限(さいだいげん-sa i da i ge n) | Maximum, Utmost, To the maximum degree, To the full, At a maximum, At the most |
| 最大公約数(さいだいこうやくすう-sa i da i ko u ya ku su u) | Greatest common divisor, GCD, Greatest common measure |
| 最短(さいたん-sa i ta n) | Shortest |
| 最中(さいちゅう-sa i chu u) | In the middle of, In the midst of, During |
| 最長(さいちょう-sa i cho u) | Longest |
| 最低(さいてい-sa i te i) | ① Lowest, Least, Minimum, ② Worst, ③ Awful, Horrible, Nast, Disgusting |
| 最適(さいてき-sa i te ki) | Most suitable, Best suited, Ideal |
| 最果て(さいはて-sa i ha te) | The farthest, The remotest, The furthest ends |
| 最良(さいりょう-sa i ryo u) | The best |
| 最早(もはや-mo ha ya) | ① Already, Now, ② No longe, Not any more |
| 最寄り(もより-mo yo ri) | Nearest, Closest, Neighboring, Nearby |
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