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A3 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

(きわ)めるto carry to extremes, to go to the end of something, to investigate thoroughly, to master

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    1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to carry to extremes, to go to the end of something, to reach the limits of something

    2. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc), to be extremely (e.g. busy)

    3. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      3.

      to exhaust completely, to have nothing left (e.g. to say)

      Only applies to 極める

    All Forms

    極める 【きわめる】窮める 【きわめる】

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    Examples

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      (くち)(きわ)めて罵倒(ばとう)してきた友人(ゆうじん)(えん)()った。

      I cut ties with a friend who went to extremes in verbally abusing me.

      作業(さぎょう)困難(こんなん)(きわ)めましたが、無事(ぶじ)()えました。

      The work was extremely difficult, but we managed to finish it safely.

      世界(せかい)頂点(ちょうてん)(きわ)たボクシング選手(せんしゅ)引退(いんたい)しました。

      The boxing champion who mastered the top of the world has retired.

        登山(とざん)()集大成(しゅうたいせい)としてエベレストを(きわ)めることにしました。

        As the culmination of my career as a mountaineer, I decided to master Everest.

        (たから)くじに()たったものの、贅沢(ぜいたく)(きわ)めていたら()ぐに破産(はさん)してしまった。

        Although I won the lottery, I went bankrupt quickly because I was carrying luxury to extremes.

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