最も寄より

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

Used as a noun or with の to modify another noun, indicating the nearest location or facility. Common in phrases like 最寄り駅 (nearest station).

最も寄よりの駅えきはどこですか。

Where is the nearest station?

最も寄よりのコンビニを探さがしている。

I'm looking for the closest convenience store.

Usage patterns

最も寄よりの〈場ば所しょ〉the nearest ~ (facility, place)
最も寄よりのコンビニまで歩あるいて五ご分ふんです。
It's a five-minute walk to the nearest convenience store.
最も寄よりの〈場ば所しょ〉を探さがすto look for the nearest ~
スマホで最も寄よりの病びょう院いんを探さがした。
I used my phone to look for the nearest hospital.

Kanji

最utmost, most, extreme
寄draw near, stop in, bring near

Related words

近ちかくN4
近く is a general word for 'nearby' or 'the vicinity', while 最寄り specifically means the nearest facility or location, often for transportation or services.
付ふ近きんN2
付近 refers broadly to the surrounding area without singling out the closest option, whereas 最寄り picks out the single nearest place.
最さい近きんN5
最寄り is the natural word for “nearest” in everyday spatial phrases like 最寄りの駅, while 最近 in this sense is limited to technical or fixed compounds.

Word family

最も寄より駅えき
nearest station

Written forms

最も寄よりUsage67%
Standard spelling with okurigana; high frequency in news and general use.
最も寄よりUsage28%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; occasionally seen in signs or older texts.
もよりUsage5%

Etymology

Compound of 最 (most) and 寄り (from 寄る, to approach), literally 'the most approaching one'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.