EntryCommon
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun

    most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

    彼はこの計画に最適である。
    He is the best for this project.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

utmost, most, extreme

Kun
もっと.もつま
On
サイシュ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
82 of 2500
Radical
say
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-4-8SKIP code
4c8.10The Kanji Dictionary
6014.7Four corner code
3867deroo
6700Unicode hex code
1-26-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2146Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2492New Nelson (John Haig)
2472New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3120Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1599Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2181Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
821Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
884Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
121A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1742Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
291Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14301Morohashi
484A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
263Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
263Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
402sakade
612Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
510henshall3
587Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
99crowley
439Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
1000Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
829Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zui4Pinyin reading
choeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

suitable, occasional, rare, qualified, capable

Kun
かな.う
On
テキ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
670 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 30

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-3-11, 3-2-11SKIP code
2q11.3The Kanji Dictionary
3030.2Four corner code
449deroo
9069Unicode hex code
1-37-12JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4738Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6107New Nelson (John Haig)
3160New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3918Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2020Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2726Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
441Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
473Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
663A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2240Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
453Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
39076PMorohashi
755A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
415Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
421Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
679sakade
966Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
778henshall3
799Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
657Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
718Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
448Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4, kuo4Pinyin reading
jeog, cheogKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
30WaniKani level