Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 極める(きわめる) in Japanese

極める, 究める, 窮める
Kana Reading
きわめる
Romaji
kiwameru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to investigate thoroughly; to master

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
極める
Plain Polite
極めます
Negative
極めない
Negative Polite
極めません

Past

Plain
極めた
Plain Polite
極めました
Negative
極めなかった
Negative Polite
極めませんでした

Te

Plain
極めて
Plain Polite
極めまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
極められる
Plain Polite
極められます
Negative
極められない
Negative Polite
極められません


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

15 strokes

hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered

On'Yomi: キュウ, キョウ

Kun'Yomi: きわ.める, きわ.まる, きわ.まり, きわ.み

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JLPT 2

13 strokes

poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48

On'Yomi: キョク, ゴク

Kun'Yomi: きわ.める, きわ.まる, きわ.まり, きわ.み, き.める, -ぎ.め, き.まる

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JLPT 4

7 strokes

research, study

On'Yomi: キュウ, ク

Kun'Yomi: きわ.める

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