Word Meaning 究める

きわめる kiwameru

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

Meaning

English

  1. to exhaust completely
  2. to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
  3. to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc)
  4. to be extremely (e.g. busy)
  5. to carry to extremes
  6. to go to the end of something
  7. to reach the limits of something
  8. to investigate thoroughly

Reading

Kana

きわめる

Romaji

kiwameru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 117170 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

究明

きゅうめい

investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)

究極

きゅうきょく

ultimate

究極的

きゅうきょくてき

ultimate

究極要因

きゅうきょくよういん

ultimate cause (in contrast to a proximate cause)

研究

けんきゅう

study

学究

がっきゅう

scholar

研究員

けんきゅういん

researcher

研究家

けんきゅうか

researcher

研究者

けんきゅうしゃ

researcher

研究室

けんきゅうしつ

laboratory

研究所

けんきゅうじょ

research establishment

探究

たんきゅう

research