Vocabulary

What does 最後 (さいご, saigo) mean?

最後 (さいご, saigo) means last, at the end.

Quick facts
Readingさいご
Romajisaigo
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
さいご
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsaigo

last, at the end

  1. 1noun end; conclusion
  2. 2no-adjective last; final; latest
  3. 3expression no sooner than; once; right after (often having negative consequences)
  4. 4noun one's final moments

Example sentences

  • I made it in time for the last train.

  • Please listen to the whole story until the end.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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