Illustration: At a pottery workshop's judging table, three experienced potters examine a row of handmade tea bowls. Several bowls have slightly uneven rims or clumsy feet; one has an exceptionally balanced shape and a smooth, carefully finished surface.

JLPT N1no-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

最さい上じょう

saijou

best, finest

Example sentences

  1. 最上さいじょうのワインはフランスのものです。

    The finest wines are those from France.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. マユコはいつも最上さいじょうのものを欲ほしがる。

    Mayuko always wants the best.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 正直しょうじきは最上さいじょうの策さく。

    Honesty is the best policy.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 最上

  • 最utmost; mostOnサイ・シュKunもっとも・つま
  • 上above; upOnジョウ・ショウ・シャンKunうえ・うわ-・かみ

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