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

  1. extremely
  2. to be decided
  3. to be settled
  4. to be stuck
  5. to be in a dilemma
  6. to be at a loss
  7. to reach an extreme
  8. to reach a limit

Reading

Kana

きわまる

Romaji

kiwamaru

Writing Variants

  • 窮まる きわまる kiwamaru
  • 谷まる 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 7572 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

極める

きわめる

to exhaust completely

極寒

ごくかん

extreme cold

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

ごくしょう

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