JLPT N3 · 12 strokes
Kanji 最: "utmost, most, extreme"
The kanji 最 means "utmost, most, extreme". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read サイ, シュ in on'yomi and もっと.も, つま in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サイシュ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
もっと.もつま
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | utmost, most, extreme |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 82 of 2,501 |
Common words with 最
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 最後end; conclusion · last; final; latest; most recent
- 最初beginning; outset; first; onset
- 最近recently; lately; these days; nowadays · nearest; closest
- 最高best; supreme; wonderful; finest · highest; maximum; most; uppermost
- 最もmost; extremely
- 最後までjusqu'au bout, jusqu'à la fin
- 最大biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
- 最早already; now · no longer; not any more
- 最悪worst · horrible; horrid; awful; terrible
- 最低least; lowest; minimum · worst
- 最中(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
- 最終的final, définitif, en fin de compte
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