最上級

Japanese

Kanji in this term
最	上	級
さい Grade: 4	じょう Grade: 1	きゅう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

最 (“most”) +‎ 上級 (“upper class”)

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) さいじょーきゅう [sàíjóꜜòkyùù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA^(key): [sa̠iʑo̞ːkʲɨᵝː]

Noun

最上級 (hiragana さいじょうきゅう, rōmaji saijōkyū)

luxury
(grammar) superlative

Derived terms

最上級生 (さいじょうきゅうせい) (saijōkyūsei) senior (at school)

See also

比較級 (ひかくきゅう) (hikakukyū): (grammar) comparative

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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