How to say 'Best' in Japanese | ベスト

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The Japanese word for Best is 'Besuto', written as ベスト in Japanese.

word

ベスト

Meaning

Best

Reading

Besuto

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'ベスト (besuto)' means 'best'. It is a loanword from English, commonly used in contexts related to performance, quality, or effort. For example: This is my best work「これは私のベストです」(これはわたしのベストです). He did his best in the competition「彼は競技でベストを尽くした」(かれはきょうぎでベストをつくした). The word can also refer to a 'vest' (as in clothing), but this usage is less common and typically clarified by context. For example: He wore a vest「彼はベストを着ていた」(かれはベストをきていた).

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

3232

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ベスト

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

ベ

Reading

katakana

ス

Reading

katakana

ト

Reading

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'Besuto' means 'Best' .

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