最高点(さいこうてん)

さいこうてん
noun
highest score; highest point; maximum mark
1. highest score; top mark; maximum points
The best or highest score achieved in a test, competition, or evaluation. Commonly used in academic and competitive contexts.
今回(こんかい)のテストの最高点(さいこうてん)は98点(てん)だった。
The highest score on this test was 98 points.
彼女(かのじょ)はクラスで最高点(さいこうてん)を取(と)った。
She got the top score in the class.
全教科(ぜんきょうか)で最高点(さいこうてん)を目指(めざ)すのは現実的(げんじつてき)ではない。
Aiming for the top score in every subject is not realistic.
2. highest point; peak; summit
The physically or figuratively highest point of something, such as the peak of a mountain range or the pinnacle of a career.
この山脈(さんみゃく)の最高点(さいこうてん)は3,000メートルを超(こ)える。
The highest point of this mountain range exceeds 3,000 meters.
株価(かぶか)が過去(かこ)最高点(さいこうてん)に達(たっ)した。
Stock prices reached an all-time high.
選手生活(せんしゅせいかつ)の最高点(さいこうてん)は世界(せかい)選手権(せんしゅけん)での金(きん)メダルだった。
The peak of his athletic career was the gold medal at the world championship.

Composed of 最高(さいこう) (highest; best) and 点(てん) (point; score). The academic sense is by far the most common in everyday use. In Japanese schools, test scores are a frequent topic of conversation, and 最高点(さいこうてん) appears regularly in school announcements and discussions.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 最高点(さいこうてん)を取(と)る: to get the highest score
  • 最高点(さいこうてん)を記録(きろく)する: to record the highest score
  • 過去(かこ)最高点(さいこうてん): all-time high score/point

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 最低点(さいていてん): lowest score/point — the opposite
  • 満点(まんてん): perfect score — the maximum possible score, not just the best achieved
  • 最高(さいこう): highest; the best — the broader adjective/noun without the specific 'point/score' meaning

Related Words

Antonym: さいていてん
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