Keyword
extreme
- pole
- extremely
- very
- highly
- most
- end
- settlement
- conclusion
- highest rank
- Frequency
- #460
- Strokes
- 12
- Grade
- 4
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 2052
Readings
キョク64%
きわ20%
ゴク16%
Mnemonic
Tied to one tree at the summit, a climber is unable to breathe, opens his mouth once again for air, and finds none: extreme altitude.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
極める
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; …
Ichidan verb
極る
to be decided; to be settled; to be fixed; to be arranged; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be set; to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be a convention; …
Godan verb
見極める
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to get to the bottom of; to make sure of; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
Ichidan verb