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KanjiN3Grade 4 · 小412 strokesRadical 曰#82 in newspapers

最 · utmost, most

最 is a kanji meaning utmost, most, extreme. It has 12 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • サイsai
  • シュshu

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • もっともmottomo
  • つまtsuma

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 最 · 10 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 最
WordReadingMeaningLevel
最近さいきんrecently, nowadays, in recent years, most recent, latestN4
最ももっともmostN4
最後さいごlast, endN4
最初さいしょbeginning, firstN4
最高さいこうhighest, supreme, the mostN3
最終さいしゅうlast, closingN3
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More words that use 最
WordReadingMeaningLevel
最中さいちゅうin the middle ofN3
最低さいていleast, lowest, worstN3
最善さいぜんthe very bestN1
最中さなかin the middle of, midstN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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