最

Most

Also: Utmost, Extreme

On'yomi

  • さい sai
  • しゅ shu

Kun'yomi

  • もっと(も) mottomo
  • つま tsuma
Stroke count
12
Radical
曰 say · Kangxi radical 73
JLPT level
N3
School grade
Grade 4

最 has 12 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 曰 (say), number 73. Hashidari places it at JLPT N3. Japanese students learn it in grade 4 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N3 kanji list · Grade 4 kanji list · All kanji