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最 means 'most'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 101   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-2    Grade: 4   Intermediate lesson: 15    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 297 words   Used in 312 words   Used in 157 names   Component in 5 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   サイ
Kun
   もっとも most
Additional readings
On    シュ
Kun    つま
Name    も
Components
⿱  日 sun; day  取 take  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 最 is used 24 times, read 2 ways. 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
Across all words in Japanese, 最 is used 309 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation). 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
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サイ : 302 words FIND ALL
さ い き ん 0
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays
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もっとも : 3 words FIND ALL
も っ と も 3
most; extremely
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も: 3 words. FIND ALL
も な か 1
noun
wafer cake filled with bean jam
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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word. FIND ALL
も よ り 0
nearest; neighbouring; neighboring; nearby
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An additional 3 less common words include 最 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 510 (originally: 484)  Joy o' Kanji : 484  Key to Kanji: 366 

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最
サイ   もっとも most   
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取
シュ   とる to take   
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耳
ジ   みみ ear   
又
また again   
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
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