All JLPT kanjiStroke order
N3
最utmost
最
| Meaning | utmost, most, extreme |
|---|---|
| On'yomi | サイ, シュ |
| Kun'yomi | もっとも, つま |
Words with 最
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 最近 | N4 | さいきん | さいきんrecently, nowadays, in recent years, most recent, latest | |
| 最後 | N4 | さいご | さいごlast, end | |
| 最初 | N4 | さいしょ | さいしょbeginning, first | |
| 最も | N4 | もっとも | もっともmost | |
| 最高 | N3 | さいこう | さいこうhighest, supreme, the most | |
| 最終 | N3 | さいしゅう | さいしゅうlast, closing | |
| 最低 | N3 | さいてい | さいていleast, lowest, worst | |
| 最中 | N3 | さいちゅう | さいちゅうin the middle of (more formal; e.g. 会議[かいぎ]の最中[さいちゅう] = during the meeting) | |
| 最～ | N2 | さい～ | さい～the most ~ | |
| 最中 | N1 | さなか | さなかin the middle of / midst (e.g. 嵐[あらし]の最中[さなか] = in the middle of a storm) |
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