最古

Japanese

Kanji in this term
最	古
さい Grade: 4	こ Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

最 (sai-, “most”) +‎ 古 (ko, “old”)

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) さいこ [sáꜜìkò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA^(key): [sa̠iko̞]

Noun

最古 (hiragana さいこ, rōmaji saiko)

the oldest

Antonyms

最新 (さいしん) (saishin)

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
最	古

Noun

最古 • (choego) (hangeul 최고)

Hanja form^? of 최고 (“the oldest”).

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