最果て

Japanese
Kanji in this term
最 果
さい
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Grade: 4
yutōyomi

Etymology

From 最 (“most”) +‎ 果て (“last, end”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) さいはて [sàíháté] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) さいはて​ [sàíhátéꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sa̠iha̠te̞]

Noun

最(さい)果(は)て • (saihate) 

  1. farthest extreme; farthest point
    世界(せかい)の最果(さいは)てで、転(ころ)がっていく太陽(たいよう)
    sekai no saihate de, korogatteiku taiyō
    At the farthest end of the world, the sun is perpetually revolving.

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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