12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

utmost, most, extreme

Kun'yomi
  • most
  • つま
On'yomi
  • サイ
    the most ②prime
  • シュ
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

サイ 97.3%
もっと 2.6%
0.1%

Character Breakdown

utmost, most, extreme
サイ もっと.も も (4th, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
take, fetch, take up
と.る シュ とり (3rd, N3)
ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)

Contained In

Common Words

end ②last ③no sooner than ④one's final moments
best ②highest
recently ②nearest
the most ②prime
worst ②horrible ③in the worst case
least ②worst ③awful ④at the very least
last ②last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
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References

Unicode hex code 6700
JIS X 0208 1-26-39
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2146
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2492
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2472
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14301
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 263
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 263
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 402
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 612
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 510
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 587
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 99
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 439
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.11
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1000
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 829
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c8.10
Four corner code 6014.7
De Roo Code 3867