最長

Japanese

Kanji in this term
最	長
さい Grade: 4	ちょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

最 (sai-, “most”) +‎ 長 (chō, “leader”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) さいちょー [sàíchóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [sa̠it͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

最(さい)長(ちょう) • (saichō)

the longest
the oldest
most excellent

Antonyms

最短(さいたん) (saitan): n. the shortest
最少(さいしょう) (saishō): n. the youngest

Derived terms

最長(さいちょう)経路(けいろ) (saichō keiro): n. critical path

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	長

Noun

最長 • (choejang) (hangeul 최장)

Hanja form^? of 최장 (“the longest”).

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