最後（さいご）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: last
Example sentences
- 最後まであきらめずに頑張る。 — I'll keep trying without giving up until the end.
- 映画の最後で泣いてしまった。 — I ended up crying at the end of the movie.
Idioms & proverbs containing “最後”
- 最後に笑う者が最もよく笑う (さいごにわらうものがもっともよくわらう) — he who laughs last, laughs best
- 最後通牒 (さいごつうちょう) — ultimatum
- 最後屁 (さいごべ) — stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel
- 最後っ屁 (さいごっぺ) — stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel
- イタチの最後っ屁 (いたちのさいごっぺ) — final emergency measure; final defence when one is cornered
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “最後” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)