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最愛

最愛

See also: 最爱

Chinese

(the) most; -est
 
to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (最愛)
simp. (最爱)

Adjective

最愛

  1. most loved; beloved

Japanese

Kanji in this term
さい
Grade: 4
あい
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology 1

(sai, most) + (ai, love)

Pronunciation

Noun

最愛 (hiragana さいあい, romaji saiai)

  1. beloved, emotionally close, dear

Verb

最愛する (hiragana さいあいする, romaji saiai suru)

  1. to be beloved, to be close, to be dear
Conjugation

Etymology 2

(motto, more) + (ai, love)

Proper noun

最愛 (hiragana もあい, romaji Moai)

  1. A female given name

Proper noun

最愛 (hiragana もあ, romaji Moa)

  1. A female given name
Derived terms
  • 最愛名 (もあな, Moana)

Etymology 3

Proper noun

最愛 (hiragana まな, romaji Mana)

  1. A female given name
Derived terms
  • 最愛子 (まなこ, Manako)

References

  1. 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