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Kanji: 極

KANJI
極
12 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
きわめる
きわまる
きわまり
きわみ
きめる
きまる
 ON 音 
キョク
ゴク
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:
木
Radical name:
き
Meaning:
Poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 450 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N3
極(ごく)
quite, very
N3
積極的(せっきょくてき)
positive, active, proactive
N2
消極的(しょうきょくてき)
passive
N2
南極(なんきょく)
south pole, Antarctic
N2
北極(ほっきょく)
North Pole
N1
究極(きゅうきょく)
ultimate, final, eventual
N1
極端(きょくたん)
extreme, extremity
N1
極(きわ)めて
exceedingly, extremely
N1
極楽(ごくらく)
paradise
N1
両極(りょうきょく)
both extremities, north and south poles, positive and negative poles
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