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JLPT N36画 · 6 strokesradical

most, extreme, best

On'yomi (音読み)

  • サイ
  • シュ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • もっとも

Meanings across languages

English
most, extreme, best
Tiếng Việt
nhất, cực nhất, tốt nhất
日本語
一番, 極めて, 最高

Common compounds

  • 最近さいきんrecently, nowadays
  • 最初さいしょfirst, beginning
  • 最大さいだいlargest, biggest, maximum
  • 最低さいていlowest, minimum, least

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