最低

Chinese
(the) most; ‑est
 
to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; low; to incline; beneath
trad. (最低) 最 低
simp. #(最低) 最 低

Pronunciation

Adjective

最低

  1. lowest; minimum
    最低生活標準 / 最低生活标准  ―  zuìdī shēnghuóbiāozhǔn  ―  minimum living standard

Antonyms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
最 低
さい
Grade: 4		 てい
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

最 (sai-, “most”) +‎ 低 (tei, “low”)

Pronunciation

Adjectival noun

最低 (-na inflection, hiragana さいてい, rōmaji saitei)

  1. lowest
    今日 (きょう)の最低気温 (さいていきおん)は１０度 (じゅうど)です。
    Kyō no saitei kion wa jūdo desu.
    Today it will get down to 10 degrees [Celsius].
  2. worst
    最低 (さいてい)な結果 (けっか)
    saitei na kekka
    the worst result

Noun

最低 (hiragana さいてい, rōmaji saitei)

  1. the minimum; the lowest
  2. the worst; the most terrible
    お前 (まえ)最低 (さいてい)だな。
    Omae saitei da na.
    You're a disgusting person.
    • 1999 October 15, Takahashi, Rumiko, “第だい２話わ　瘴しょう気き [Chapter 2: Miasma]”, in 犬いぬ夜や叉しゃ [Inuyasha], volume 12 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 41:
      奈 (な)落 (らく)っ…あんたって本 (ほん)当 (とう)に…最 (さい)っ低 (てい)！
      Naraku'… Antatte hontō ni… saittei!
      Naraku… You truly are… despicable!

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References
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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