極 — kanji meaning “extreme”
極
extreme, pole, extremely, very, highly, most, end, settlement, conclusion, highest rank
- Meanings
- extreme, pole, extremely, very, highly, most, end, settlement, conclusion, highest rank
- On'yomi
- キョク (kyoku)、ゴク (goku)
- Kun'yomi
- きわ.める、きわ.まる、きわ.まり、きわ.み、き.める、-ぎ.め、き.まる
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #460 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- jí — Chinese character page
Words with 極
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 極端 | きょくたん kyokutan | extreme; extremity |
| 究極 | きゅうきょく kyuukyoku | ultimate; final; last |
| 積極 | せっきょく sekkyoku | active; positive; progressive |
| 極秘 | ごくひ gokuhi | absolute secrecy |
| 南極 | なんきょく nankyoku | South Pole |
| 極限 | きょくげん kyokugen | utmost limits; extremity |
| 極み | きわみ kiwami | height; acme; extremity |
| 見極める | みきわめる mikiwameru | to watch to the end |
| 北極 | ほっきょく hokkyoku | North Pole |
| 極楽 | ごくらく gokuraku | Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land) |
| 極東 | きょくとう kyokutou | Far East |
| 極める | きわめる kiwameru | to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the limits of something |
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