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最

utmost
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingサイ、シュ
Kun readingもっと.も、つま
JōyōGrade 4
  1. most
  2. extremely

Popular Usage

最近最後最初最高最終最中最低

Radicals and components

Radical曰sayComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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sun (日) · day (日) · take · ear (耳) · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 884

Compound words

最近さいきん
recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
最後さいご
end; conclusion; last; final; latest
最初さいしょ
beginning; outset; first; onset
最高さいこう
best; supreme; wonderful; finest; highest
最終さいしゅう
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
最低さいてい
least; lowest; minimum; worst; awful
最中さいちゅう
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
最ももっとも
most; extremely
最愛さいあい
beloved; dearest
最悪さいあく
worst; horrible; horrid; awful; terrible
最期さいご
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
最強さいきょう
strongest
最古さいこ
the oldest; the earliest
最小さいしょう
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
最少さいしょう
fewest; least; smallest (number); lowest; minimum
最新さいしん
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
最善さいぜん
the very best; utmost
最早もはや
already; now; no longer; not any more
最大さいだい
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
最短さいたん
shortest
最適さいてき
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
最良さいりょう
the best; ideal
最上さいじょう
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
最下さいか
the lowest; the worst

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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