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Kanji 最: meaning "most, utmost", readings, stroke order

The kanji 最 means "most, utmost". On'yomi: サイ; kun'yomi: もっとも. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
most, utmost
On'yomi
サイ
Kun'yomi
もっとも
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 最

  • 最近 さいきん — recently, nowadays, in recent years, most recent, latest
  • 最後 さいご — last, end
  • 最初 さいしょ — beginning, first
  • 最高 さいこう — highest, supreme, the most
  • 最終 さいしゅう — last, closing
  • 最中 さいちゅう — in the middle of
  • 最低 さいてい — least, lowest, worst
  • 最終的 さいしゅうてき — Final / ultimately
  • 最適化 さいてきか — Optimization
  • 最~ さい~ — the most ~
  • 最善 さいぜん — the very best
  • 最中 さなか — in the middle of, midst

Stroke order · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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