最後

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Chinese

(the) most; ‑est
 
back; behind; rear
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (最後) 最 後
simp. (最后) 最 后

Pronunciation

Adjective

最後

  1. final; last; ultimate

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 最後 (“the last; in the end”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 最後
Mandarin Taiwan 最後
Singapore 最後
Cantonese Hong Kong 最後
Singapore (Guangfu) 最後
Southern Min Taipei 最後 GT, 煞尾 GT, 落尾手 GT
Penang (Hokkien) 尾
Singapore (Hokkien) 落尾
Manila (Hokkien) 落尾
Wu Shanghai 壓末, 着末腳, 最後, 拉末
Ningbo 壓末, 頂壓末, 壓煞
Note GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Antonyms

Adverb

最後

  1. finally; in the end; ultimately

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Noun

最後

  1. end

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
最 後
さい
Grade: 4 		ご
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

最(さい)後(ご) • (saigo) 

  1. last, end, conclusion
    最初(さいしょ)から最後(さいご)まで
    saisho kara saigo made
    from beginning to end
  2. last, final
    平成(へいせい)最後(さいご)の日(ひ)
    Heisei saigo no hi
    last day of Heisei

Usage notes

Not to be confused with "最(さい)期(ご) (saigo)". "最後" means "end of something", "最期" means "end of life".

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Common

  • 最後尾 (さいこうび, ​saikōbi): end of a queue
  • 最後の最後に (さいごのさいごに, ​saigo no saigo ni): final performance
  • 最後の舞台 (さいごのぶたい, ​saigo no butai): at the last moment

Uncommon

  • 最後の審判 (さいごのしんぱん, ​saigo no shinpan): Final Judgement
  • 最後通告 (さいごつうこく, ​saigo tsūkoku): final warning; ultimatum
  • 最後発 (さいこうはつ, ​saikō hatsu): last entrant
  • 最後まで (さいごまで, ​saigo made): to the end, to the last
  • 最後列 (さいこうれつ, ​saikō retsu): last row
    • 最後列車 (さいごれっしゃ, ​saigo ressha): last train
  • 最後に笑うものが最もよく笑う (さいごにわらうものがもっともよくわらう, ​saigo ni warau mono ga mottomo yoku warau): "He who laughs last laughs hardest"

Rare

  • 最後っ屁 (さいごっぺ, ​saigoppe): fart of desperation
  • 最後通牒 (さいごつうちょう, ​saigo tsūchō): ultimatum
  • 最後の晩餐 (さいごばんさん, ​saigo no bansan): the Last Supper

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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