最

meaningutmost, most, extreme

On'yomi
サイ、シュ
Kun'yomi
もっと.も、つま
Strokes
12
Taught in
Japanese grade 4
Frequency
#82 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

最
  • 最ももっともmost
  • 最近さいきんrecently
  • 最後さいごend
  • 最高さいこうbest
  • 最終さいしゅうlast
  • 最初さいしょbeginning
  • 最大さいだいbiggest
  • 最低さいていleast

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