Memory phrase for the Kanji: 極
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極 |
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Meaning
| pole, extreme, zenith, extremely
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Pronunciation |
KYOKU, GOKU
kiwameru |
Explanation |
Left: tree 木, from right, a hand 又 pushes seaweed 丂 between two bars 二 into a small opening 口 |
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A tree as a mast holds those two bars extremely far apart such that a hand can hang seaweed in the opening between them: This is extreme.
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Radicals
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Vocabulary
| 極 |
ごく |
quite, extremely, utmost, very |
| 極める |
きわめる |
to go to the extreme, investigate thoroughly |
| 北極 |
ほっきょく |
North Pole |
| 極地圏 |
きょくちけん |
polar regions, the pole |
| 究極 |
きゅうきょく |
ultimate, final |
| 両極 |
りょうきょく |
both extremities, north and south poles |
| 南極 |
なんきょく |
south pole, Antarctic |
| 極めて |
きわめて |
exceedingly, extremely |
| 極楽 |
ごくらく |
paradise |
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