最下(さいか)

さいか
noun
lowest; bottom; last place
1. lowest; bottom; last place; the very bottom
The lowest position, rank, or level in a hierarchy or ranking.
最下(さいか)位(い)のチームが降格(こうかく)する。
The team in last place gets relegated.
最下(さいか)層(そう)から這(は)い上(あ)がった。
He climbed up from the very bottom.
この棚(たな)の最下(さいか)段(だん)に重(おも)いものを置(お)いてください。
Please put heavy items on the bottom shelf.

A compound of 最(さい) (most, -est) and 下(か) (below, lower). Almost always used as a prefix modifying another noun — 最下(さいか)位(い) (last place), 最下(さいか)層(そう) (bottom layer), 最下(さいか)段(だん) (bottom row/shelf). Rarely used as a standalone noun.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 最下(さいか)位(い): last place; lowest rank
  • 最下(さいか)層(そう): bottom layer; lowest stratum
  • 最下(さいか)段(だん): bottom shelf; lowest step
  • 最下(さいか)級(きゅう): lowest grade/class

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 最低(さいてい): the lowest; the worst — used for values, temperatures, and as a negative evaluation
  • 最上(さいじょう): the highest; the top — the opposite of 最下(さいか)
  • 底(そこ): bottom — the physical bottom of a container or space
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