さいしょう
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
Pitch accent
さ
いしょう
Composed of
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
Used in vocabulary (19 in total)
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
minimization; minimisation
Examples (1 in total)
Intuitively, the basic atomic unit of meaning is a word.