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Zach

最後に笑う者の笑いが最上。

Sentence Analyzer

最後 笑う 笑い 最上

English Translation

He laughs best who laughs last.

Furigana

最後(さいご)(わら)(もの)(わら)いが最上(さいじょう)

Romanji

Saigo ni warau mono no warai ga saijō.

Words

最後 (さいご)
last; end; conclusion; latest; most recent; no sooner than; right after (often having negative consequences); one's final moments
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
笑う (わらう)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
(もの、もん)
person
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
笑い (わらい)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
最上 (さいじょう、もがみ)
best

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む
Meaning: laugh
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up