Word Meaning 口を極めて

くちをきわめて kuchi o kiwamete

口を極めて is read as くちをきわめて (kuchi o kiwamete) and means using the strongest words possible.

Meaning

English

using the strongest words possible
scathingly (criticize, deride, etc.)
(praise) to the skies
in the highest possible terms

Reading

Kana

くちをきわめて

Romaji

kuchi o kiwamete

Writing Variants

口をきわめて くちをきわめて kuchiokiwamete

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb ✓ Rank 59553 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

口紅

くちべに

lipstick

口述

こうじゅつ

dictation

口裏

くちうら

divining good or bad luck from listening to someone

口角

こうかく

corners of the mouth

口三味線

くちじゃみせん

humming a samisen tune

口無し

くちなし

non-functional mouth

口述書

こうじゅつしょ

affidavit

口減らし

くちべらし

reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)

口ほどにも無い

くちほどにもない

all bark and no bite

口述権

こうじゅつけん

public recitation right (e.g. reciting a poem in a bookstore)

口が減らない

くちがへらない

fast-talking

口の減らない

くちのへらない

always having a comeback