How to say 'Most' in Japanese | 最も

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The Japanese word for Most is 'Mottomo', written as 最も in Japanese.'Most' in hiragana is もっとも.

word

最も

Meaning

Most

Reading

もっとも

mottomo

Kanji

最Most

Explanation

The Japanese adverb '最も (もっとも)' means 'most' and is used to indicate the highest degree or extreme level of something. It is often used in comparisons or to emphasize a superlative quality. For example: This is the most important thing「これが最も重要なことです」(これがもっともじゅうようなことです). He is the most talented person in the group「彼はグループの中で最も才能のある人です」(かれはグループのなかでもっともさいのうのあるひとです). The adverb can also be used in more abstract contexts, such as '最も良い方法 (もっともよいほうほう) (the best method)'. Note that '最も' is formal and is often used in written or formal spoken Japanese.

Part Of Speech

adverb

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Frequency

441

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 最も

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

最

Meaning

Most

Hiragana in the Word 最も

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

も

Reading

Words Related to 最も Through the Kanji 最

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 最 as well.

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最初

Meaning

Beginning

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'Mottomo' means 'Most' .

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