See also: 最爱

Chinese

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(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

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Adjective

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最愛

  1. most loved; beloved

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
さい
Grade: 4
あい
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology 1

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(sai-, most) +‎ (ai, love)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(さい)(あい) (saiai

  1. beloved, emotionally close, dear

Verb

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(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
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Etymology 2

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(motto, more) +‎ (ai, love)

Proper noun

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最愛(もあい) or 最愛(もあ) (Moai or Moa

  1. a female given name
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Proper noun

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最愛(まな) (Mana

  1. a female given name
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References

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  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

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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最愛 (choeae) (hangeul 최애)

  1. Hanja form? of 최애 (favorite).