How do you read 最高?

最高 is read さいこう (saikou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

How is 最高 used in a sentence?

この旅館から、見える景色が最高です。 — The view from this ryokan is amazing.

How do you write 最高 in romaji?

最高 is written saikou in romaji, also spelled saiko.

What kanji are in 最高?

最 (Utmost, Most); 高 (Tall, High).

最高さいこう

Q: What JLPT level is 最高?

最高 is a JLPT N2 word (upper intermediate).

さいこう · saikou (also spelled saiko)

JLPT N2 › noun ★ Studied by 3 learners

Best, supreme, wonderful, finest

highest, maximum, most, uppermost, supreme

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Heiban

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Example sentences

この旅館から、見える景色が最高です。

このりょかんから、みえるけしきがさいこうです。

The view from this ryokan is amazing.

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波の音を聞きながら、砂の上で昼寝するのが最高だ。

なみのおとをききながら、すなのうえでひるねするのがさいこうだ。

Listening to the sound of the waves and napping on the sand is the best.

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Kanji in this word

最Utmost, Most, Extreme 音さい・しゅ訓もっと.も・つま JLPT N3 · 12 strokes 高Tall, High, Expensive 音こう訓たか.い・たか JLPT N5 · 10 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

最近さいきんrecently, nowadays, in recent years, most recent, latest 最善さいぜんthe very best 最～さい～the most ~最ももっともmost 最後さいごlast, end 最中さなかin the middle of, midst 高尚こうしょうhigh, noble, refined 残高ざんだか(bank) balance, remainder

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What does 最高 mean?

Best, supreme, wonderful, finest. It can also mean: highest, maximum, most, uppermost, supreme.

How do you pronounce 最高?

さいこう (saikou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 最高?

JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.

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