極 is the Japanese kanji for extremely, poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, most, highly, 10**48. It is written with 12 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is きわ.める、きわ.まる、きわ.まり and its on reading is キョク、ゴク.
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Words with 極
- 極quite, very
- 極めるto carry to extremes, to go to the end of something, to reach the limits of something
- 極まるto reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate
- 極みheight, acme, extremity
- 極端extreme, extremity
- 積極的positive, assertive, active
Practice 極 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.