最上

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
最 上
さい
Grade: 4
じょう
Grade: 1
on’yomi

最 (sai-, “most”) +‎ 上 (jō, “above”)

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) さいじょー [sàíjóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [sa̠iʑo̞ː]

    Noun

    最(さい)上(じょう) • (saijō) 

    1. best
    Derived terms

    Adjective

    最(さい)上(じょう) • (saijō) -na (adnominal 最(さい)上(じょう)な (saijō na), adverbial 最(さい)上(じょう)に (saijō ni))

    1. best
    Inflection

    Etymology 2

    Kanji in this term
    最 上
    もっと > も
    Grade: 4
    かみ > がみ
    Grade: 1
    kun’yomi

    最 (motto, “most”) +‎ 上 (kami, “the top”)

    Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [mo̞ɡa̠mʲi]

      Proper noun

      最(も)上(がみ) • (Mogami) 

      1. Mogami (a town in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan)
      2. a surname
      Derived terms

      References

      1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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