Chinese
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(the) most; -est |
young; few; little
young; few; little; lack
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simp. and trad.
(最少)
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最
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少
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Adjective
最少
- the least; the minimum
Japanese
Etymology
最 (sai, “most”) + 少 (shō, “few”)
Pronunciation
Noun
最少 (hiragana さいしょう, romaji saishō)
- small; little; few
- the youngest;
Alternative forms
最小
Antonyms
- 最多 (saita) n. the most
- 最長 (saichō) n. the oldest
References
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↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3