極
commonpoles; settlement; conclusion; end; highest rank; electric poles; very; extremely; most; highly; 10**48
Radical: 木 (tree). Strokes: 13/12画. Elements: 口又木一. . Hangul: 극 [geug].
Jōyō Kanji 4th Grade. JLPT N2.
Example compounds:
| キョクKYOKU | 極論【きょくろんkyokuron】extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument 極小【きょくしょうkyokushō】minimum; miniscule 南極海【なんきょくかいnankyokukai】Antarctic Ocean |
| ゴクGOKU | 至極【しごくshigoku】very; extremely; exceedingly 極悪【ごくあくgokuaku】heinous 極上【ごくじょうgokujō】first-rate; finest quality; the best |
| きわめるkiwameru | 極める【きわめるkiwameru】to carry to extremes; to investigate thoroughly 見極める【みきわめるmikiwameru】to see through; to probe; to make sure of 惨状を極める【さんじょうをきわめるsanjōwokiwameru】to present a very terrible (miserable) sight |
| きわまるkiwamaru | 感極まる【かんきわまるkankiwamaru】to be overcome with emotion 極まる【きわまるkiwamaru】to terminate; to reach an extreme; to take to the extreme; to be in a dilemma; to be at an end 危険極まる【きけんきわまるkikenkiwamaru】extremely dangerous |
| きわまりkiwamari | 極まりない【きわまりないkiwamarinai】extremely; boundless (e.g. universe, ocean) 痛快極まりない【つうかいきわまりないtsūkaikiwamarinai】extremely thrilling |
| きわみkiwami | 極み【きわみkiwami】height; acme; extremity 栄華の極み【えいがのきわみeiganokiwami】apex of prosperity |
| きめるkimeru | 取り極める【とりきめるtorikimeru】to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract) 極める【きめるkimeru】to decide; to clinch (a victory); to persist in doing; to always do; to take for granted; to dress up; to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.) |
Codepoints and classification codes:
Dictionary indices:
| 6975 | – | Unicode |
| 22-43 | – | JIS X 0208 |
| 1-4-9 | – | SKIP |
| 4a8.11 | – | TKD |
| 4191.4 | – | Four Corner |
| 1872 | – | De Roo |
| 2305 | – | Classic Nelson |
| 2753 | – | The New Nelson Character Dictionary by A. Nelson |
| 1017 | – | New Japanese-English Character Dictionary by J. Halpern |
| 695 | – | Kanji Learner's Dictionary by J. Halpern |
| 1903 | – | Remembering the Kanji by J. Heisig |
| 652 | – | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage (Gakken) |
| 1896 | – | Japanese Names by P.G. O'Neill |
| 597 | – | Essential Kanji by P.G. O'Neill |
| 15181 | – | Daikanwajiten 「大漢和辞典」 by T. Morohashi vol. 6 p. 472 |
| 464 | – | A Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters by K.G. Henshall |
| 336 | – | Kanji & Kana by Spahn and Hadamitzky |
| 382 | – | Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese (H) by F. Sakade |
| 639 | – | Kanji Flashcards by M. Hodges and T. Okazaki |
| 488 | – | Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese: Third Edition 3rd edition by Henshall |
| 584 | – | Tuttle Kanji Cards by A. Kask |
| 311 | – | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power by D. Crowley |
| 679 | – | Kanji in Context by Nishiguchi and Kono |
| 1100 | – | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1922 | – | Y. Maniette's French adaptation of Heisig |