至上|しじょうshijou[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivesupremacy

• Synonym極上ごくじょうNeutralOf the very finest grade, mostly for food, as in 「極上の肉」. 「至上」 leans toward values and absolute priority, though it too can simply mean the best.
• Synonym至高しこうWrittenWritten word for something supremely high, as in 「至高の芸術」. 「至上」 also appears in 「至上の喜び」, stressing absolute priority in value.
• Related卓越たくえつWrittenWritten word for excelling far above the rest. 「至上」 instead asserts the absolute highest.
• Related秀逸しゅういつWrittenWritten word for a work that stands out as exceptionally fine. 「至上」 speaks of absolute value instead.
• Related出色しゅっしょくNeutralMarks something conspicuously superior within its class. 「至上」 instead claims the absolute highest, nothing above it.
• Related卓抜たくばつWrittenWritten word for brilliance that stands in a class of its own. 「至上」 instead asserts the absolute highest.
• Related超絶ちょうぜつNeutralFar surpassing others, as in 「超絶技巧」; colloquially also a degree adverb in 「超絶かわいい」. 「至上」 stresses being supreme above all.
• RelatedとびきりCasualColloquial word for exceptionally good, as in 「とびきりの笑顔」. 「至上」 is the more written choice.
• Related卓出たくしゅつWrittenWritten word for standing out exceptionally among people. 「至上」 instead claims the absolute highest, nothing above it.
• Related秀抜しゅうばつWrittenWritten word for talent that towers far above others. 「至上」 rather marks the highest priority among values.
• Related超凡ちょうぼんWrittenWritten word for excellence beyond the ordinary. 「至上」 instead claims supreme standing in value.
• Related特出とくしゅつWrittenWritten word for being especially prominent. 「至上」 instead asserts the absolute highest.
• Antonym最下さいかWrittenWritten word for the lowest rank in an ordering; the opposite of supreme 「至上」.
• Antonym最低さいていNeutralLowest in degree or worst in character; the opposite of supreme 「至上」.

For supremacy or absolute priority, use 「至上」: 「顧客至上」「至上の喜び」「至上命令」. Use 「至高」 for the supremely high, 「卓越」 for excelling, 「極上」 for the finest quality; the opposites are 「最低」 and 「最下」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. この上うえないこと。最高さいこう。最上さいじょう。
2. 至上しじょう者しゃ。