Moto 極: Poles; Settlement; ConclusionKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- キョク、ゴク
- Kun'yomi
- きわ(める)、きわ(まる)、きわ(まり)、きわ(み)、き(める)、-ぎ(め)、き(まる)
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 322 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (キョク・ゴク)
- 積極的せっきょくてきpositive; assertive
- 積極せっきょくactive; positive
- 消極的しょうきょくてきnegative; passive
- 極東きょくとうFar East
- 極端きょくたんextreme; extremity
- 南極なんきょくSouth Pole
- 極右きょくうfar right (in politics); extreme right
- 極秘ごくひabsolute secrecy
- 消極しょうきょくpassive; negative
- 究極きゅうきょくultimate; final
- 極ごくquite; very
- 極限きょくげんutmost limits; extremity
- 北極ほっきょくNorth Pole
- 北極圏ほっきょくけんArctic Circle; the Arctic
- 極力きょくりょくto the utmost; to the best of one's ability
- 極度きょくどmaximum; extreme
- 対極たいきょくantipodes
- 極楽ごくらくSukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land)
- 電極でんきょくelectrode
- 両極りょうきょくboth extremities
- 北極海ほっきょくかいArctic Ocean
- 南極大陸なんきょくたいりくAntarctica
- 南極海なんきょくかいAntarctic Ocean
- 南極点なんきょくてんthe South Pole
- 極上ごくじょうfirst-rate; finest quality
- 極刑きょっけいcapital punishment; death penalty
- 極北きょくほくextreme north; North Pole
- 極地きょくちpolar regions; the pole
- 極寒ごっかんextreme cold; intense cold
- 極小きょくしょうminimum; minuscule
- 極左きょくさextreme left; ultraleft
- 極彩色ごくさいしきrichly colored; richly coloured
- 極悪ごくあくheinous
- 極意ごくいinnermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries
- 極点きょくてんpole (north, south); climax
- 極細ごくぼそsuperfine; extra-fine
- 極致きょくちculmination; acme
- 極論きょくろんextreme logic; extreme argument
- 極貧ごくひんdestitution
- 極道ごくどうwicked; evil
- 至極しごくvery; extremely
- もっとも至極もっともしごくreasonable; natural
- アメリカ極東軍司令部アメリカきょくとうぐんしれいぶFar East Command; FEC
- 一極いっきょくmonopole; singular pole
- 一極集中いっきょくしゅうちゅうheavy concentration; overconcentration
- 不届き至極ふとどきしごくvery rude; very insolent
- 両極地方りょうきょくちほうpolar areas
- 両極端りょうきょくたんboth extremes
- 中心極限定理ちゅうしんきょくげんていりcentral limit theorem
- 二極分化にきょくぶんかpolarisation
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 見極めるみきわめるto ascertain; to make sure of
- 感極まるかんきわまるto be overcome with emotion
- 極まりないきわまりないextremely; in the extreme
- 極まるきわまるto reach an extreme; to reach a limit
- 極みきわみheight; acme
- 極めてきわめてexceedingly; extremely
- 極めるきわめるto carry to extremes; to go to the end of something
- 極め付ききわめつきcertified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article)
- 見極めみきわめascertainment
- ここに極まれりここにきわまれりhas reached its limit; has reached its peak
Showing the 60 most common of 322 words. See them all in the graph.
Kanji that often appear with 極
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