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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
to become rampant; to be rife
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to become rampant; to be rife
to rise to the highest possible rank
to enjoy prosperity
to present a very terrible (miserable) sight
to master the secrets of
to reach the summit
to act with extreme violence
Examples (8 in total)
I want to master magic!
I want to master French pronunciation.
My boss is a very busy man.
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