最愛

See also: 最爱

Chinese

(the) most; ‑est
 
to love; affection; to be fond of
to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (最愛)
simp. (最爱)

Pronunciation


Adjective

最愛

  1. most loved; beloved

Japanese

Kanji in this term
さい
Grade: 4
あい
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology 1

(sai-, most) + (ai, love)

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) いあい [sàíáí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [sa̠ia̠i]

    Noun

    (さい)(あい) (saiai) 

    1. beloved, emotionally close, dear

    Verb

    (さい)(あい)する (saiai suru) suru (stem (さい)(あい) (saiai shi), past (さい)(あい)した (saiai shita))

    1. to be beloved, to be close, to be dear
    Conjugation

    Etymology 2

    (motto, more) + (ai, love)

    Proper noun

    最愛(もあい) or 最愛(もあ) (Moai or Moa) 

    1. a female given name
    Derived terms
    • 最愛名(もあな) (Moana)

    Proper noun

    最愛(まな) (Mana) 

    1. a female given name
    Derived terms
    • 最愛子(まなこ) (Manako)

    References

    1. 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

    Noun

    最愛 (choeae) (hangeul 최애)

    1. Hanja form? of 최애 (favorite).
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