最長

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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 (さいたん) (saitan): n. the shortest
最少 (さいしょう) (saishō): n. the youngest

Derived terms

最長 (さいちょう)経 (けい)路 (ろ) (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

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