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きわめる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the limits of something
He said that he would master cooking.
2. to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy)
After the accident, the scene was in utter chaos.
3. to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
Alt. forms
極きわめる
90%
きわめる
8%
窮きわめる
Pitch accent
き
わめ
る
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Conjugations...Used in: 269
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
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Examples (8 in total)
I want to master magic!
I want to master French pronunciation.
My boss is a very busy man.
He said that he would master cooking.
After the accident, the scene was in utter chaos.
Naturally, the security should be extremely strict.
Tom was very busy yesterday afternoon.
Rather than changing it from day to day, one should probably master one thing.