This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: キョク、ゴク、きわ.める、きわ.まる、きわ.まり、きわ.み、き.める、-ぎ.め、き.まる
Romaji: kyoku, goku, kiwa.meru, kiwa.maru, kiwa.mari, kiwa.mi, ki.meru, -gi.me, ki.maru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  460
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-4-8
Korean Reading:  geug
Chinese Reading:  ji2
Unicode:  6975
JIS:  364B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1017
Nelson Index: 2305
New Nelson Index: 2753
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a8.11
Four Corner Index: 4191.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 464
Gakken Index: 652
Japanese Names Index: 1896
Daikanwanjiten Index: 15181
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0472
Remembering the kanji Index: 1903
Kanji Way Index: 311
Kanji Flashcards Index: 639
Kodansha Compact Index: 1100
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 488
Kanji in Context Index: 679
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 695
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 900
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1922
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2052
Essential Kanji Index: 597
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1243
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1872
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 382
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 584

Words

(きょく)
pole; climax; extreme; extremity; culmination; height; zenith; nadir
果たて (はたて)
end; limit; extremity
極めて (きわめて)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
南極 (なんきょく)
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
極東 (きょくとう)
Far East
(ごく)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
積極 (せっきょく)
positive; progressive
極端 (きょくたん)
extreme; extremity
究極 (きゅうきょく)
ultimate; extreme; final; eventual
極める (きわめる)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
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