最も

もっとも

Most (superlative)

N4adverb·mottomo

How to remember it

もっと (more) repeated and intensified yields "the most."

Example sentences

  • これが最も大切です。

    これがもっともたいせつです。

    This is the most important.

  • 富士山は日本で最も高い山です。

    ふじさんはにほんでもっともたかいやまです。

    Mt. Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan.

Usage

Formal written superlative; 一番 is more common in casual speech.

Related words

一番もっと非常に最小

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