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極

Extreme
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingキョク、ゴク
Kun readingきわ.める、きわ.まる
JōyōGrade 4Level 27

Verbs with «極»

見極める極める
  1. 10^48
  2. quindecillion

Homonyms

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Same reading (ごく)
語句 · words and phrases

Popular Usage

積極的消極的究極極端極めて

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
極東きょくとう
Far East
極秘ごくひ
absolute secrecy
極力きょくりょく
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

Extreme, pole. 木 + 亟 (a person between heaven and earth) — the farthest point. 北極 — North Pole.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 極

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