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 surusuru (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)

Etymology 3

Proper noun

最愛(まな) • (Mana

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

References

  1. ^ 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

Noun

最愛 • (choeae) (hangeul 최애)

  1. hanja form? of 최애 (favorite)