極

extreme

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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

JōyōGrade 4

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Radicals and components

Radical木treeComponents

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

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

極めるきわめる

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the limits of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy)

極

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Practice Writing

Practice Writing 極

極

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Practice Writing

Practice Writing 極