最下位(さいかい)

さいかい
noun
last place; lowest rank; bottom position
1. last place; lowest rank; bottom position
The lowest position in a ranking, competition, or hierarchy. The very bottom of a list or standings.
最下位(さいかい)に終(お)わった。
We finished in last place.
このチームは三年(さんねん)連続(れんぞく)で最下位(さいかい)だ。
This team has been in last place for three years in a row.
最下位(さいかい)から這(は)い上(あ)がって優勝(ゆうしょう)するのは簡単(かんたん)なことではない。
Climbing up from last place to win the championship is no easy feat.

Composed of 最(さい) (most) + 下位(かい) (lower rank). The superlative form of 下位(かい), meaning the very lowest position.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 最下位(さいかい)に沈(しず)む: to sink to last place
  • 最下位(さいかい)から脱出(だっしゅつ)する: to escape last place
  • 最下位(さいかい)に終(お)わる: to finish in last place
  • 最下位(さいかい)争(あらそ)い: a battle to avoid last place
  • ダントツ最下位(さいかい): dead last by a wide margin

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 下位(かい): lower rank — a relative position, not necessarily the very bottom
  • ビリ: last place — a more casual, colloquial word
  • 最上位(さいじょうい): top rank — the opposite, the highest position
  • 首位(しゅい): first place, the lead — the top of the standings

NOTE:
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(さいかい) is used in formal or written contexts.

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Added 2026.3.30 16:55
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