最上

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Japanese

Etymology 1

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

(sai-, most) +‎ (, above)

Pronunciation

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

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 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN