This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: サイ、シュ、もっと.も、つま
Romaji: sai, shu, motto.mo, tsuma
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Name Reading

Kana:
Romaji: mo
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Meanings

utmost, most, extreme

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  72
Frequency:  82
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  2-4-8
Korean Reading:  choe
Chinese Reading:  zui4
Unicode:  6700
JIS:  3A47

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2472
Nelson Index: 2146
New Nelson Index: 2492
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c8.10
Four Corner Index: 6014.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 484
Gakken Index: 121
Japanese Names Index: 1742
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14301
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0999
Remembering the kanji Index: 821
Busy People Index: 3.11
Kanji Way Index: 99
Kanji Flashcards Index: 612
Kodansha Compact Index: 1000
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 510
Kanji in Context Index: 439
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1599
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2181
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 829
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 884
Essential Kanji Index: 291
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3120
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3867
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 402
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 587

Words

(さい)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
最後 (さいご)
last; end; conclusion; latest; most recent; no sooner than; right after (often having negative consequences); one's final moments
最高 (さいこう)
highest; supreme; the most
最も (もっとも、もとも)
most; extremely
最新 (さいしん)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
最終 (さいしゅう)
last; final; closing
最初 (さいしょ)
beginning; outset; first; onset
最大 (さいだい)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
最多 (さいた)
most (numerous)
最近 (さいきん)
most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays
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