極 : Poles

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Components:

木亟

poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48

On 'yomi:

キョク(ku) ゴク(goku)

Kun 'yomi:

きわ.める(kiwa.meru) きわ.まる(kiwa.maru) きわ.まり(kiwa.mari) きわ.み(kiwa.mi) き.める(ki.meru) -ぎ.め(gi.me) き.まる(ki.maru)

Strokes:	13
Radical:	木 (75)
Usage Rating:	460

JLPT:	N2
old JLPT:	2
Grade:	4

Unicode:	06975
jis208:	22-43

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極 Usage examples

極め尽くす(きわめつくす)	to do thoroughly, to check through and through
栄華の極み(えいがのきわみ)	apex of prosperity
界磁極(かいじきょく)	field pole
感極まる(かんきわまる)	to be overcome with emotion
危険極まる(きけんきわまる)	extremely dangerous
極端に走る(きょくたんにはしる)	to go to extremes, to go to excess, to go too far
極め付きの品(きわめつきのしな)	article of certified genuineness
極小さい(ごくちいさい)	very small
惨状を極める(さんじょうをきわめる)	to present a very terrible (miserable) sight
山頂を極める(さんちょうをきわめる)	to reach the summit
多極化(たきょくか)	multipolarization, multipolarisation
大極殿(だいごくでん)	Council Hall in the Imperial Palace
痛快極まりない(つうかいきわまりない) 痛快極まり無い(つうかいきわまりない)	extremely thrilling
月極駐車場(つきぎめちゅうしゃじょう) 月極め駐車場(つきぎめちゅうしゃじょう)	parking lot rented on a monthly basis
負極(ふきょく)	negative pole, anode, south magnetic pole
暴虐を極める(ぼうぎゃくをきわめる)	to act with extreme violence
陰極管(いんきょくかん)	cathode(-ray) tube
極秘情報(ごくひじょうほう)	classified information, top secret
南極条約(なんきょくじょうやく)	Antarctic Treaty
二極化(にきょくか)	bipolarization, bipolarisation
極鰺刺(キョクアジサシ)	Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)
極低温(きょくていおん)	very (extremely) low temperature
極まって(きまって)	always, without fail, invariably, usually, regularly
対極(たいきょく)	other (opposite) extreme, opposite, antithesis
極(きょく)	climax, extreme, extremity, culmination, height, zenith, nadir
極太(ごくぶと)	thick, heavy thread, something extremely thick
極右指導者(きょくうしどうしゃ)	far-right leader
極限環境(きょくげんかんきょう)	extreme environment
極左団体(きょくさだんたい)	far-left group
双極性障害(そうきょくせいしょうがい)	bipolar disorder
一極集中(いっきょくしゅうちゅう)	heavy concentration, overconcentration
恐悦至極(きょうえつしごく)	extremely delighted
極悪非道(ごくあくひどう)	inhuman, heinous, atrocious
極楽蜻蛉(ごくらくとんぼ)	happy-go-lucky fellow, an easygoing and indifferent person, a pococurante
残念至極(ざんねんしごく)	deep regret, bitter disappointment, chagrin, vexation
積極果敢(せっきょくかかん)	aggressive, active and bold (daring), resolute determination
積極財政(せっきょくざいせい)	expansionary fiscal policy
道理至極(どうりしごく)	very reasonable, being perfectly consistent with reason, standing to reason
満悦至極(まんえつしごく)	highly delighted, very pleased, deeply satisfied, brimming over with satisfaction
迷惑至極(めいわくしごく)	great nuisance, extremely annoying, quite embarrassing
光陰極(こういんきょく)	photocathode
熱陰極(ねついんきょく)	hot cathode
極紫外線(きょくしがいせん)	extreme ultraviolet
極め込み(きめこみ) 極込(きめこみ)	type of artwork using paper, cloth and paste
極域(きょくいき)	polar
位人臣を極める(くらいじんしんをきわめる)	to rise to the highest possible rank
殷賑を極める(いんしんをきわめる)	to enjoy prosperity
蘊奥を極める(うんのうをきわめる)	to master the secrets of
正極性(せいきょくせい)	positive polarity, straight polarity
負極性(ふきょくせい)	negative polarity
正極(せいきょく)	cathode, positive pole, positive electrode
極相(きょくそう)	climax