Word Meaning 最初で最後

さいしょでさいご saisho de saigo

最初で最後 is read as さいしょでさいご (saisho de saigo) and means first and last (time, chance, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. first and last (time, chance, etc.)
  2. (the) only

Reading

Kana

さいしょでさいご

Romaji

saisho de saigo

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 43 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb Rank 49870 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

最後

さいご

one's final moments

最後の最後

さいごのさいご

the last moment

最初

さいしょ

beginning

最後列

さいこうれつ

back row

最後の舞台

さいごのぶたい

final performance

最後発

さいこうはつ

last entrant (to a race, market, etc.)

最後まで

さいごまで

to the end

最後通告

さいごつうこく

final warning

最初期

さいしょき

earliest stage

最初の値

さいしょのあたい

initial value

Example Sentences

1

The first and last time people were romantically interested in me was in eighth grade.