Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1756 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 15
Meaning: hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered
Kunyomi: きわ.める きわ.まる きわ.まり きわ.み
Onyomi: キュウ キョウ
Composition: 穴 躬
Radical: 穴
Meaning: cave
窮屈 (キュウクツ) narrow, tight, cramped, formal, stiff, strict, ceremonious, rigid, constrained, uncomfortable, tight (e.g. finances)
究極 (キュウキョク) ultimate, final, last, eventual
無窮 (ムキュウ) eternity, infinitude, immortality
天壌無窮 (テンジョウムキュウ) as eternal as heaven and earth
極める (きわめる) to carry to extremes, to go to the end of something, to investigate thoroughly, to master
極まる (きわまる) to reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate, to come to an end, extremely, to be stuck, to be in a dilemma, to be at a loss, to be decided, to be settled
極まり (きわまり) extremity, end, bound, limit
極まりない (きわまりない) extremely, in the extreme, knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness), unparalleled, boundless (e.g. universe, ocean), limitless
極み (きわみ) height, acme, extremity, peak, end, limit
窮みなき (きわみなき) without limit, endless
Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1756 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 15
Meaning: hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered
Kunyomi: きわ.める きわ.まる きわ.まり きわ.み
Onyomi: キュウ キョウ
Composition: 穴 躬
Radical: 穴
Meaning: cave
窮屈 (キュウクツ) narrow, tight, cramped, formal, stiff, strict, ceremonious, rigid, constrained, uncomfortable, tight (e.g. finances)
究極 (キュウキョク) ultimate, final, last, eventual
無窮 (ムキュウ) eternity, infinitude, immortality
天壌無窮 (テンジョウムキュウ) as eternal as heaven and earth
極める (きわめる) to carry to extremes, to go to the end of something, to investigate thoroughly, to master
極まる (きわまる) to reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate, to come to an end, extremely, to be stuck, to be in a dilemma, to be at a loss, to be decided, to be settled
極まり (きわまり) extremity, end, bound, limit
極まりない (きわまりない) extremely, in the extreme, knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness), unparalleled, boundless (e.g. universe, ocean), limitless
極み (きわみ) height, acme, extremity, peak, end, limit
窮みなき (きわみなき) without limit, endless