極
10**48, conclusion, electric poles, end, extremely, highest rank, highly, most, poles, settlement, very
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
12 / 12
Information
Vocabulary
キョク
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 究極 | キュウキョク | ultimate; final; last; eventual |
| 極右 | キョクウ | far right (in politics); extreme right; ultraright |
| 極限 | キョクゲン | utmost limits; extremity; limit |
| 極端 | キョクタン | extreme; extremity |
| 極度 | キョクド | maximum; extreme; utmost |
ゴク
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 極楽 | ゴクラク | Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth |
| 極秘 | ゴクヒ | absolute secrecy |
| 極悪 | ゴクアク | heinous |
| 極意 | ゴクイ | innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart |
| 極寒 | ゴクカン | extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 極 | ごく | quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion |
| 極めて | きわめて | exceedingly; extremely; decisively |
| 極める | きめる | to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do; to have made a habit of; to take for granted; to assume; to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines; to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing; to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.); to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs |
| 極め手 | きめて | decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key; trump card; winning move; decisive blow; conclusive evidence |
| 見極める | みきわめる | to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to get to the bottom of; to make sure of; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of |
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