"最も" meaning in Japanese

See 最も in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [mo̞t̚to̞mo̞] Forms: 最も [canonical] (ruby: (もっと)), mottomo [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|もっとも}} 最(もっと)も • (mottomo)
  1. most, -est Synonyms: 一番 (ichiban) (ruby: 一番(いちばん)) Related terms: 尤も (mottomo) (ruby: (もっと)) (english: although; plausible, natural; naturally, for good reason), もっと (english: more; motto)
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "最も",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "最",
          "もっと"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mottomo",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "adverb",
        "2": "もっとも"
      },
      "expansion": "最(もっと)も • (mottomo)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It's apparently when that handsome youngster is the most busy and has the largest earnings.",
          "ref": "1904, 河口慧海, チベット旅行記",
          "roman": "Rei no utsukushii kozō ga mottomo isogashiku mottomo shūnyū no ōi toki da sō desu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "例",
              "れい"
            ],
            [
              "美",
              "うつく"
            ],
            [
              "小僧",
              "こぞう"
            ],
            [
              "最",
              "もっと"
            ],
            [
              "忙",
              "いそが"
            ],
            [
              "最",
              "もっと"
            ],
            [
              "収入",
              "しゅうにゅう"
            ],
            [
              "多",
              "おお"
            ],
            [
              "時",
              "とき"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "例の美しい小僧が最も忙しく最も収入の多い時だそうです。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "most, -est"
      ],
      "id": "en-最も-ja-adv-7BfYedAZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "most",
          "most"
        ],
        [
          "-est",
          "-est"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "although; plausible, natural; naturally, for good reason",
          "roman": "mottomo",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "尤",
              "もっと"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "尤も"
        },
        {
          "english": "more; motto",
          "word": "もっと"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "ichiban",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "一番",
              "いちばん"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "一番"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "もっとも"
    },
    {
      "other": "もっとも"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mo̞t̚to̞mo̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "最も"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "最も",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "最",
          "もっと"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mottomo",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "adverb",
        "2": "もっとも"
      },
      "expansion": "最(もっと)も • (mottomo)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "although; plausible, natural; naturally, for good reason",
      "roman": "mottomo",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "尤",
          "もっと"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "尤も"
    },
    {
      "english": "more; motto",
      "word": "もっと"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese adverbs",
        "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It's apparently when that handsome youngster is the most busy and has the largest earnings.",
          "ref": "1904, 河口慧海, チベット旅行記",
          "roman": "Rei no utsukushii kozō ga mottomo isogashiku mottomo shūnyū no ōi toki da sō desu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "例",
              "れい"
            ],
            [
              "美",
              "うつく"
            ],
            [
              "小僧",
              "こぞう"
            ],
            [
              "最",
              "もっと"
            ],
            [
              "忙",
              "いそが"
            ],
            [
              "最",
              "もっと"
            ],
            [
              "収入",
              "しゅうにゅう"
            ],
            [
              "多",
              "おお"
            ],
            [
              "時",
              "とき"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "例の美しい小僧が最も忙しく最も収入の多い時だそうです。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "most, -est"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "most",
          "most"
        ],
        [
          "-est",
          "-est"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "もっとも"
    },
    {
      "other": "もっとも"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mo̞t̚to̞mo̞]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "ichiban",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "一番",
          "いちばん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "一番"
    }
  ],
  "word": "最も"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 最も meaning in Japanese (1.8kB)

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  "path": [
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  "title": "最も",
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}

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