Word Meaning 極まる

きわまる kiwamaru

極まる is read as きわまる (kiwamaru) and means extremely.

Meaning

English

extremely
to be decided
to be settled
to be stuck
to be in a dilemma
to be at a loss
to reach an extreme
to reach a limit

Reading

Kana

きわまる

Romaji

kiwamaru

Writing Variants

窮まる きわまる kiwamaru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 7311 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

極める

きわめる

to exhaust completely

極寒

ごっかん

extreme cold

極

ごく

10^48

極限

きょくげん

limit

極楽

ごくらく

Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land)

極小

きょくしょう

local minimum

極み

きわみ

end

極上

ごくじょう

first-rate

極東

きょくとう

Far East

極右

きょくう

far right (in politics)

極めて

きわめて

exceedingly

極力

きょくりょく

to the utmost

Example Sentences

家庭での生活は、今、考えると、みじめ極まるものであった。

When I think about it now, our family lived a very miserable life.