Kanji

Level: N3 Strokes: 12

最

Meaning in English

utmost, most, extreme

Readings

Onyomi: サイ, シュ Kunyomi: もっと.も, つま Romaji: sai, shu / motto.mo, tsuma

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Translations in other languages:

Portuguese máximo, mais, extremo

Spanish máximo, más, extremo

Korean 최대한의, 가장 많은, 극단적인

French le plus extrême, le plus, extrême

Italian massimo, più, estremo

German äußerste, höchste, extremste

Indonesian paling, paling, ekstrem

★ Vietnamese tối đa, nhất, cực đoan

Thai ที่สุด, มากที่สุด, สุดขีด

Related kanji

N2 替 tai / ka.eru, ka.e-, ka.waru exchange, spare, substitute N1 曹 sou, zou office, official, comrade N5 書 sho / ka.ku, -ga.ki, -gaki write, écrire, escritura N3 更 kou / sara, sara.ni, fu.keru, fu.kasu grow late, night watch, sit up late N3 曲 kyoku / ma.garu, ma.geru, kuma bend, music, melody

Words with this kanji

N1 最善 saizen the very best N2 最～ sai～ the most ~ N3 最高 saikou highest, best, supreme N3 最終 saishuu final, last, closing N3 最中 saichuu in the middle of, during N3 最低 saitei lowest, worst, minimum N4 最近 saikin recently, nowadays, lately N4 最も mottomo most, extremely N4 最後 saigo last, end, final

Sentences with this kanji

N4 最近少しずつ日が長くなってきた気がする Saikin sukoshi zutsu hi ga nagaku natte kita ki ga suru Recently the days seem to be getting longer N3 最近は物価が上がるばかりで生活が大変になってきた Saikin wa bukka ga agaru bakari de seikatsu ga taihen ni natte kita Recently prices keep rising and life became difficult N4 最近少し疲れているような気がするけど大丈夫かな Saikin sukoshi tsukarete iru you na ki ga suru kedo daijoubu kana I feel a bit tired lately I wonder if I am okay N4 最近この町も少しずつ変わりつつある Saikin kono machi mo sukoshi zutsu kawari tsutsu aru Recently this town is gradually changing N3 今会議の最中です。 Ima kaigi no saichuu desu. I am in the middle of a meeting now. N3 授業の最中に電話が鳴りました。 Jugyou no saichuu ni denwa ga narimashita. The phone rang in the middle of class. N5 最近忙しくなりました。 Saikin isogashiku narimashita. Recently I became busy. N4 最近健康に気をつけています。 Saikin kenkou ni ki o tsuketeimasu. Recently I am taking care of my health. N5 最初からやり直しましょう。 Saisho kara yarinaoshimashou. Let’s start again from the beginning.