最古

Japanese

Kanji in this term
最	古
さい Grade: 4	こ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

最 (sai-, “most”) +‎ 古 (ko, “old”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) さいこ [sáꜜìkò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [sa̠iko̞]

Noun

最(さい)古(こ) • (saiko)

the oldest

Antonyms

最新(さいしん) (saishin)

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
最	古

Noun

最古 • (choego) (hangeul 최고)

hanja form^? of 최고 (“the oldest”)