No. 4,721 in Japanese
最低
"最低" means "lowest," "minimum," or "worst."
In a sentence
彼の行動は最低だ。
His behavior is the worst.
Here, '最低' is used to describe someone's actions or behavior as being very bad or unacceptable.
最低気温は今日マイナス5度だ。
The minimum temperature today is minus 5 degrees.
In this sentence, '最低' refers to the lowest temperature recorded or expected.
この映画、最低でも一度は見るべきだ。
You should watch this movie at least once.
Here, '最低' is used to indicate a threshold, meaning at least to the extent specified.
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