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極

N2

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • extreme
  • pole
  • extremely
  • very
  • highly
  • most
  • end
  • settlement
  • conclusion
  • highest rank

On'yomi (音読み)

  • キョク
  • ゴク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • 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
JLPT Level
N2
Frequency
#680
School Grade
Grade 4
Radical
木#75 · tree

Components

Common Words

  • 極ごくAdverb
    quite, very
  • 積極的せっきょくてきna-adjective
    positive, assertive, active
  • 積極せっきょくAdjective
    active, positive, progressive
  • 消極的しょうきょくてきna-adjective
    negative, passive, half-hearted
  • 極東きょくとうNoun
    Far East
  • 極端きょくたんNoun
    extreme, extremity
  • 南極なんきょくNoun
    South Pole
  • 極右きょくうNoun
    far right (in politics), extreme right, ultraright

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