The kanji 極: meaning, readings and stroke order

極

Meaning: pole, extreme
On reading: キョク kyoku、ゴク goku
Kun reading: きわ（める） kiwameru、きわ（まる） kiwamaru、きわ（み） kiwami
Strokes: 12
Radical: 木 tree
Level: Level 4 · grade 4

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: cực, tột cùng (cực)
Japanese: いちばんはし。このうえない。
Korean: 끝, 극 (극)
Chinese: 极、顶点 (极)

Readings, words and example sentences

キョク kyoku · on reading

北ほっ極きょく
the North Pole, the Arctic
北ほっ極きょくには氷が多いです。
There is a lot of ice at the North Pole.

ゴク goku · on reading · less common

極ごく楽らく
paradise
極ごく楽らくの話を聞きました。
I heard a story about paradise.

きわ（める） kiwameru · kun reading · less common

極きわめる
to reach the very top
山のいただきを 極きわめます。
We climb all the way to the top of the mountain.

きわ（まる） kiwamaru · kun reading · less common

極きわまる
to reach the limit
感動が 極きわまりました。
I was moved more than ever before.

きわ（み） kiwami · kun reading · less common

極きわみ
the height, the very peak (of a feeling)
うれしさの 極きわみです。
I couldn't be any happier.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.