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最低限度 (saiteigendo) Japanese meaning: minimum limit | Kotomora

最さい低てい限げん度ど

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Meanings

1

minimum limit; lowest degree

Refers to the absolute minimum level or standard that is possible, allowable, or required.

生せい活かつ保ほ護ごは最さい低てい限げん度どの生せい活かつを保ほ障しょうする制せい度どだ

。

Public assistance is a system that guarantees a minimum standard of living.

彼かれは最さい低てい限げん度どの努ど力りょくしかしなかった。

He made only the minimum effort.

Kanji

最utmost, most, extreme
低lower, short, humble
限limit, restrict, to best of ability
度degrees, occurrence, time

Related words

最さい低てい限げん
最低限 is a more common and slightly less formal synonym, often used in everyday speech.
最さい低てい
最低 can mean 'minimum' but also 'the worst' or 'terrible', whereas 最低限度 is strictly about a lower limit.

Word family

最さい低てい限げん度どの生せい活かつ
minimum standard of living; national minimum standard

Built from

最さい低てい+限げん度ど

Etymology

Compound of 最低 (lowest) and 限度 (limit).