最果て

Japanese
Kanji in this term
最 果
さい
Grade: 4		 は
Grade: 4
yutōyomi

Etymology

From 最 (“most”) +‎ 果て (“last, end”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) さいはて [sàíháté] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) さいはて​ [sàíhátéꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sa̠iha̠te̞]

Noun

最(さい)果(は)て • (saihate) 

  1. farthest extreme; farthest point
    世界(せかい)の最果(さいは)てで、転(ころ)がっていく太陽(たいよう)
    sekai no saihate de , korogatteiku taiyō
    At the farthest end of the world, the sun is perpetually revolving.

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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