極める
窮める
rarely-used kanji form
rarely-used kanji form
Readings
きわめる
kiwameru
kiwameru
English
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to carry to extremes, to go to the end of something, to reach the limits of something
to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc), to be extremely (e.g. busy)
Meaning restricted to 極める
to exhaust completely, to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
Transitive verb
to carry to extremes, to go to the end of something, to reach the limits of something to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc), to be extremely (e.g. busy) Meaning restricted to 極める
to exhaust completely, to have nothing left (e.g. to say) 定義
限度まで達する。 学問・技芸を深く研究する。 残るところなく出し尽くす。 Your personal translations
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 極める, 極めます
[does], will [do] 極めない, 極めません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 極めた, 極めました
[did] 極めなかった, 極めませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 極めて, 極めまして 極めないで, 極めませんで 極めなくて
[does], will [do] 極めない, 極めません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 極めた, 極めました
[did] 極めなかった, 極めませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 極めて, 極めまして 極めないで, 極めませんで 極めなくて
Kanjis
poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48 Stroke: 12 Grade: 4 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-4-8 FC: 4191.1 hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered Stroke: 15 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 2-3-12 FC: 3022.2 Phrases