最長
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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最 | 長 |
さい Grade: 4 | ちょう Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
最 (sai, “most”) + 長 (chō, “leader”)
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) さいちょー [sàíchóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [sa̠it͡ɕo̞ː]
Noun
最長 (hiragana さいちょう, rōmaji saichō)
- the longest
- the oldest
- most excellent
Antonyms
- 最短 (saitan): n. the shortest
- 最少 (saishō): n. the youngest
Derived terms
- 最長経路 (saichō keiro): n. critical path
References
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN