extreme, pole, extremely · cực, tột bậc

訓きわ(める),きわ(まる),きわ(まり),きわ(み),き(める),-ぎ(め),き(まる) ・音キョク,ゴク

Sino-Vietnamese: cực

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Tree 木 gives the meaning and 亟 the sound: the ridgepole at the very top of a house, so it means extreme or pole (Han Viet cuc, as in Bac Cuc = North Pole).

At a glance

Sino-Vietnamese: cực
On'yomi: キョク,ゴク
Kun'yomi: きわ(める),きわ(まる),きわ(まり),きわ(み),き(める),-ぎ(め),き(まる)
Strokes: 12
JLPT: N3

Radical

木 Tree 4 strokes

On'yomi

キョク,ゴク

Kun'yomi

きわ(める),きわ(まる),きわ(まり),きわ(み),き(める),-ぎ(め),き(まる)

Sino-Vietnamese: cực

Stroke order

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Radical

木

Tree

4 strokes

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