極

extreme

Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingキョク、ゴク

Kun readingきわ.める、きわ.まる、きわ.まり、きわ.み、き.める、-ぎ.め、き.まる

Jōyō Grade 4

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quindecillion

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical木tree

Components

How it's built

極

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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decay · tree (木) · wood (木) · snare · mouth (口) · crotch · one (一) · floor

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2052

Compound words

積極的せっきょくてき

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

消極的しょうきょくてき

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

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

究極きゅうきょく

ultimate; final; last; eventual

極端きょくたん

extreme; extremity

極めてきわめて

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

極みきわみ

height; acme; extremity; peak; end

極右きょくう

far right (in politics); extreme right; ultraright

極楽ごくらく

Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth

極寒ごっかん

extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter

極限きょくげん

utmost limits; extremity; limit

極上ごくじょう

first-rate; finest quality; the best

極度きょくど

maximum; extreme; utmost

to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

消極しょうきょく

passive; negative; conservative; depolarization; cathode

積極せっきょく

active; positive; progressive; anode

電極でんきょく

electrode

南極なんきょく

South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica

北極ほっきょく

North Pole; the Arctic

対極たいきょく

antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis

北極圏ほっきょくけん

Arctic Circle; the Arctic

極まるきわまる

to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; to terminate; to come to an end; extremely

Kun Reading Examples

多くの運動選手は青年時代に盛りを極める。きわめる

Most athletes are at their best during their early manhood.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は南極周辺の地域を探検した。

He explored the region around the South Pole.tatoeba

彼は生まれつき積極性に乏しかった。

He was assertive by nature.tatoeba

女性を極端に嫌う。

The god hated women.wiki

極端に言えば、上演ごとに異なった台本となる。

To describe in an extreme manner, a different script is used for every performance.wiki

極めて細い道である。

A very narrow road.wiki

夫婦仲は極めて良好であった。

They were happily married.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 極

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step