1.
last place; lowest rank; bottom position
The lowest position in a ranking, competition, or hierarchy. The very bottom of a list or standings.
Composed of 最 (most) + 下位 (lower rank). The superlative form of 下位, meaning the very lowest position.
Common collocations
- 最下位に沈む: to sink to last place
- 最下位から脱出する: to escape last place
- 最下位に終わる: to finish in last place
- 最下位争い: a battle to avoid last place
- ダントツ最下位: dead last by a wide margin
Similar words
- 下位: lower rank — a relative position, not necessarily the very bottom
- ビリ: last place — a more casual, colloquial word
- 最上位: top rank — the opposite, the highest position
- 首位: first place, the lead — the top of the standings
Usage
Commonly used in sports standings, exam rankings, and corporate performance comparisons. The casual synonym ビリ is more common in everyday conversation, while 最下位 is used in formal or written contexts.