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

13 strokesFrequency 460JLPT N2Grade 4

On

キョクゴク

Kun

きわ.めるきわ.まるきわ.まりきわ.みき.める-ぎ.めき.まる

Dictionary

Common Words

決める極めるめるキメるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #322
1

to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix

Examples
そこに行くことに決めた
I made up my mind to go there.
2

to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)

3

to persist in doing; to go through with

4

As 決めている

to always do; to have made a habit of

5

to take for granted; to assume

6

to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines

7

to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing

8

Martial arts; Sumo

to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)

9

to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs

決まる極るまるキマる決るIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #380
1

to be decided; to be settled; to be fixed; to be arranged

Examples
いつ始めるのかはまだ決まっていない
It is still undecided when we will begin.
2

As 決まっている or 決まった

to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be fixed; to be set

3

As ...と決まっている

to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be a convention; to be a custom; to be common knowledge

4

to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.); to go well; to succeed; to connect (of a punch)

5

to look good (of clothing); to look sharp; to be stylish; to suit one; to be held in place (of a hairdo)

6

to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)

極くFreq #2505
1

Word usually written using kana alone; Adverb (fukushi)

quite; very

2

極 only; Numeric

10^48; quindecillion

積極的っきょくてき~な Adj.Freq #2751
1

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

Examples
彼女は婦人解放運動で積極的に活躍した。
She took an active part in the women's lib movement.
極めてめてAdverbFreq #2878
1

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

Examples
彼女は行儀が極めて上品である。
She is quite decent in conduct.
決まりまり極まりNoun~の Adj.Freq #4425
1

rule; regulation

Examples
毎日のきまり仕事にはつくづく飽きた。
I am quite tired of daily routine.
2

settlement; conclusion; end; agreement; arrangement

3

habit; custom; habitual way

4

Usu. as 決まりが悪い, etc.

countenance in front of another person; face

5

Archaic

love relationship between a customer and a prostitute

極端ょくたんNoun~な Adj.Freq #4970
1

extreme; extremity

Examples
君の言うことは極端じゃないか。
Aren't you pushing it too far?
見極めるきわめTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #5713
1

to watch to the end

Examples
眼は手を見極め得るが、心までは見極め得ない。
The eye may see for the hand, but not for the mind.
2

to ascertain; to determine; to get to the bottom of; to make sure of

3

to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of

極めるわめ窮めるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #5971
1

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the limits of something

2

to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy)

Examples
多くの運動選手は青年時代に盛りを極める
Most athletes are at their best during their early manhood.
3

極める only

to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)

究極ゅうきょく窮極Noun~の Adj.Intransitive~する VerbFreq #6314
1

ultimate; final; last; eventual

Examples
人類の究極的運命はどうなるであろうか。
What is man's ultimate destiny?

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