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最 kanji
utmost, most, extreme
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Grade 4 (elementary school)
On readings
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Kun readings
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Variant forms
冣Words with 最
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N4最近Popularrecently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now; nearest; closest
- N4最後Popularend; conclusion; last; final; latest; most recent; no sooner than; once; right after (often having negative consequences); one's final moments
- N4最初Popularbeginning; outset; first; onset
- N3最高Popularbest; supreme; wonderful; finest; highest; maximum; most; uppermost; supreme
- N3最終Popularlast; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
- N3最低Popularleast; lowest; minimum; worst; awful; horrible; nasty; disgusting; at the very least
- N3最中Popular(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
- N1最善Popularthe very best; utmost
- —最愛Popularbeloved; dearest
- —最悪Popularworst; horrible; horrid; awful; terrible; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
- —最期Popularone's last moment; one's death; one's end
- —最強Popularstrongest
- —最古Popularthe oldest; the earliest
- —最小Popularsmallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
- —最少Popularfewest; least; smallest (number); lowest; minimum; youngest
- —最新Popularlatest; newest; late-breaking (news)
- —最大Popularbiggest; greatest; largest; maximum
- —最短Popularshortest
- —最適Popularmost suitable; optimum; optimal; best
- —最良Popularthe best; ideal