Kanji

極

Meaning

poles settlement conclusion

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • きわめる
  • きわまる
  • きわまり
  • きわみ
  • きめる
  • つき ぎめ monthly contract
  • ひ ぎめ by the day
  • むら ぎめ village rules (Edo period)
  • きまる

On'yomi

  • せっ きょく てき positive
  • しょう きょく てき negative
  • きょく たん extreme
  • ごく ひ absolute secrecy
  • ごく らく Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land)
  • ごく じょう first-rate

Practice Writing

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Related Entries

極 きょく
pole, climax, extreme, extremi...
極 はたて
end, limit, extremity
極 ごく
quite, very, 10^48, quindecill...

Component Analysis

極
poles, settlement, conclusion...
きわ.める, きわ.まる, キョク
木
tree, wood
き, こ-, ボク
亟
fast, quick, sudden
しばしば, すみやか, キョク
二
two, two radical (no. 7)
ふた, ふた.つ, ニ
口
mouth
くち, コウ, ク
又
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また, また-, ユウ
二
two, two radical (no. 7)
ふた, ふた.つ, ニ
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ

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