きわめる

極める

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the limits of something

N5Common wordIchidan verb
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
to carry to extremesto go to the end of somethingto reach the limits of something
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc)to be extremely (e.g. busy)
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
to exhaust completelyto have nothing left (e.g. to say)

Conjugations

Present辞書形
極める(きわめる)
Negativeない形
極めない(きわめない)
Pastた形
極めた(きわめた)
Past Negativeなかった形
極めなかった(きわめなかった)
Te-formて形
極めて(きわめて)

Example Sentences

多くの運動選手は青年時代に(さかり)りを(きわめる)める。

Most athletes are at their best during their early manhood.

この任務を完了するのは困難を極めたことは言うまでもない。

It goes without saying that it was supremely difficult to carry out this mission.

(かれ)は多忙を極めていたので、自分で行かないで息子を行かせた。

He was so busy that he sent his son instead of going himself.