最上

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

(sai-, most) + (, above)

Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    (さい)(じょう) • (saijō) 

    1. best
    Derived terms

    Adjective

    (さい)(じょう) • (saijō) -na (adnominal (さい)(じょう) (saijō na), adverbial (さい)(じょう) (saijō ni))

    1. best
    Inflection

    Etymology 2

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

    (motto, most) + (kami, the top)

    Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [mo̞ɡa̠mʲi]

      Proper noun

      ()(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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