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) 最 愛
simp. (最爱) 最 爱

Pronunciation


Adjective

最愛

  1. most loved; beloved

Japanese

Kanji in this term
最 愛
さい
Grade: 4
あい
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology 1

最 (sai-, “most”) +‎ 愛 (ai, “love”)

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) さいあい [sàíáí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [sa̠ia̠i]

    Noun

    最(さい)愛(あい) • (saiai) 

    1. beloved, emotionally close, dear

    Verb

    最(さい)愛(あい)する • (saiai suru) suru (stem 最(さい)愛(あい)し (saiai shi), past 最(さい)愛(あい)した (saiai shita))

    1. to be beloved, to be close, to be dear
    Conjugation

    Etymology 2

    最 (motto, “more”) +‎ 愛 (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)

    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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

    Korean

    Hanja in this term
    最愛

    Noun

    最愛 • (choeae) (hangeul 최애)

    1. Hanja form? of 최애 (“favorite”).
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