さいじょうきゅう

さいじょうきゅう【最上級】

1 〔品質〕 the best [finest] quality; 〔学級〕 the highest grade; 〔学校の〕 the senior [top, graduating] class.

～の 〔品質の〕 《the》 best-[finest-]quality 《beef》; 〔学級の〕 the highest grade's; the senior [graduating] class's.

●最上級の品 an item of the best [finest] quality.

●最上級に進む advance to the highest [top(most), senior] class.

2 【文法】 the superlative (degree).

最上級生 a senior (student).