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Kanji Grade 4 - 極

Kanji character Grade 4 極. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 4 - 極
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poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48
Kun: きわ.める、 きわ.まる、 きわ.まり、 きわ.み、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる
On: キョク、 ゴク
12 strokes (also 13)
Radical: tree 木
Parts: 一 又 口 木
 
Onyomi
極 【キョク】 pole, climax, extreme, extremity, culmination, height, zenith, nadir
極右 【キョクウ】 far right (in politics), extreme right, ultraconservative
消極 【ショウキョク】 passive, negative, conservative, depolarization
対極 【タイキョク】 antipodes, other (opposite) extreme, opposite, antithesis
極 【ゴク】 quite, very, 10^48, quindecillion
極秘 【ゴクヒ】 absolute secrecy
極々 【ゴクゴク】 extremely, highly
失礼至極 【シツレイシゴク】 extremely rude, impertinent, impolite
 
Kunyomi
極める 【きわめる】 to carry to extremes, to go to the end of something, to investigate thoroughly, to master
極まる 【きわまる】 to reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate, to come to an end, extremely, to be stuck, to be in a dilemma, to be at a loss, to be decided, to be settled
極まり 【きわまり】 extremity, end, bound, limit
極まりない 【きわまりない】 extremely, in the extreme, knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness), unparalleled, boundless (e.g. universe, ocean), limitless
極み 【きわみ】 height, acme, extremity, peak, end, limit