最高

さいこう

best, supreme

Mnemonic

A hand goes to the very top of the tallest pile in the place and takes that one down. The same sigh さい, and a co こう of a mark: best he has ever come home with: さいこう.

Built from

最

most, extreme

A hand taking the very top thing off the pile.

高

tall, expensive

A pictograph, a tall building, roof and gate stacked up.

Words sharing these kanji

最初 first, beginning 最後 last, final 最近 recently 最悪 worst, terrible 最も the most 最大 biggest, largest 最強 strongest 高い expensive 高い high, tall

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