# 極 extreme

木 (tree) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (pirate's hook) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
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## Onyomi

KYOKU | bilingual ONyomi mnemonic: TODAY (Kyou) it's COOL to be extreme.

## Mnemonic

| The pirate jumped out from behind a tree and is clawing your mouth with his pirate hook and you are kicking him in the crotch and it is so fucking EXTREME.

## Kunyomi

( を ) きわ＊める | extremely. good OR bad. Usually used like: ｘｘｘ極める; extremely good　at XXX. Or, the tyrant was extremely cruel. ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

極端(きょくたん) な | extreme ★★☆☆☆ 極 (extreme) + 端 (the edge) = 極端 (extreme) extreme - Ｕsed about people, people who take things too far. (not tempratures or political ideologies) A 2-foot-tall mohawk is 極端.
目極める(めきわめる) | get to the bottom of. ★☆☆☆☆ 目 (eye) + 極 (extreme) = 目極める (get to the bottom of.) to get to the bottom of. To exactly assess or find the reason for something.
究極(きゅうきょく) の | ultimate, definitive ☆☆☆☆☆ 究 (research) + 極 (extreme) = 究極 (ultimate, definitive) the ultimate, definitive, comprehensive something-or-other

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
激 | intense | WHITE | 白
極 | extreme | TREE | 木

The WHITE-water rafting is intense!!!!!, but the TREE is extremely tall!!!!

## Synonyms

activity 活躍 活動 積極的
extremes 極まる 窮まる
extreme 激しい 極端 過激
master 究める 極める