Grammar Info
N1 Lesson 3: 7/17

の極（きわ）み
ultimate, extreme, utter, epitome, peak

Structure
Noun + の + 極み
Structure Legend  
Details
Register Formal
使用域 硬い
Information
  • [Used in formal writing and rarely in formal speech to express that something is of the ultimate degree]
  • [の極み can be used with both positive and negative nouns]
  • ⚠️Notice that 極み is used with Nouns, while 極まる and 極まりない are used with adjectives. This difference is often used in tricky questions on the JLPT⚠️
Slow Male
Hide All
Hide Japanese
Hide English
小説（しょうせつ）：「ダイモス王（おう）はこの報道（ほうどう）を聞（き）いて、驚（おどろ）きの極（きわ）みに達（たっ）しました。」
Novel: "Hearing the news, the King Daimos reached the very peak of surprise."
極み often appears as 極みに達する and 極みにある
Play  
  • Copy Japanese
    • 目上（めうえ）の人（ひと）をはじめて出会（であ）う時（とき）：「お目（め）に掛（か）かることができ、光栄（こうえい）の極（きわ）みです。」
    When meeting a superior for the first time: "It is an extreme honour to be able to meet you."
    Play  
  • Copy Japanese
    • レストランサイト：「寿司（すし） - 日本（にほん）の極（きわ）み、主（おも）に米飯（べいはん）に魚介類（ぎょかいるい）など組（く）み合（あ）わせた和食（わしょく）です。」
    Restaurant website: "Sushi - the epitome of Japan. This Japanese-style meal is made by combining fish and shellfish with cooked rice."
    Play  
  • Copy Japanese
    • Sign up to add custom sentences!
    Online
    意味・接続・備考
    日本語NET
    Books
    Try N1
    Page 166
    Sou Matome Bunpou N1
    Page 134
    Your Progress