最愛

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See also: 最爱

Chinese

(the) most; ‑est
 
to love; affection; to be fond of
to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (最愛) 最 愛
simp. (最爱) 最 爱

Pronunciation

Adjective

最愛

  1. most loved; beloved

Japanese

Kanji in this term
最 愛
さい
Grade: 4 		あい
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology 1

最 (sai-, “most”) +‎ 愛 (ai, “love”)

Pronunciation

Noun

最(さい)愛(あい) • (saiai) 

  1. beloved, emotionally close, dear

Verb

最(さい)愛(あい)する • (saiai suru) suru (stem 最(さい)愛(あい)し (saiai shi), past 最(さい)愛(あい)した (saiai shita))

  1. to be beloved, to be close, to be dear
Conjugation
Conjugation of "最愛する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 最愛し さいあいし saiai shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 最愛し さいあいし saiai shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 最愛する さいあいする saiai suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 最愛する さいあいする saiai suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 最愛すれ さいあいすれ saiai sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 最愛せよ¹
最愛しろ² 		さいあいせよ¹
さいあいしろ² 		saiai seyo¹
saiai shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 最愛される さいあいされる saiai sareru
Causative 最愛させる
最愛さす 		さいあいさせる
さいあいさす 		saiai saseru
saiai sasu
Potential 最愛できる さいあいできる saiai dekiru
Volitional 最愛しよう さいあいしよう saiai shiyō
Negative 最愛しない さいあいしない saiai shinai
Negative continuative 最愛せず さいあいせず saiai sezu
Formal 最愛します さいあいします saiai shimasu
Perfective 最愛した さいあいした saiai shita
Conjunctive 最愛して さいあいして saiai shite
Hypothetical conditional 最愛すれば さいあいすれば saiai sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Etymology 2

最 (motto, “more”) +‎ 愛 (ai, “love”)

Proper noun

最愛(もあい) or 最愛(もあ) • (Moai or Moa) 

  1. a female given name
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Proper noun

最愛(まな) • (Mana) 

  1. a female given name
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

Korean

Hanja in this term
最愛

Noun

最愛 • (choeae) (hangeul 최애)

  1. Hanja form? of 최애 (“favorite”).
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