Word Meaning 極める

きわめる kiwameru

極める is read as きわめる (kiwameru) and means to exhaust completely.

Meaning

English

to exhaust completely
to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc)
to be extremely (e.g. busy)
to carry to extremes
to go to the end of something
to reach the limits of something
to investigate thoroughly

Reading

Kana

きわめる

Romaji

kiwameru

Writing Variants

窮める きわめる kiwameru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 6648 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

極まる

きわまる

extremely

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

善悪を見極めることは難しい。

To distinguish right from wrong is difficult.

フランス語を極めるのは簡単ではない。

French isn't easy to master.