Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Adverb (fukushi)

    using the strongest words possible; scathingly (criticize, deride, etc.); (praise) to the skies; in the highest possible terms

    みんな口を極めて彼女を褒めちぎった。
    Everybody praised her to the skies.

Also written 口をきわめて【くちをきわめて】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

mouth

Kun
くち
On
コウ
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
284 of 2500
Radical
mouth

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-3-1, 3-3-0SKIP code
3d0.1The Kanji Dictionary
6000.0Four corner code
3777deroo
53e3Unicode hex code
1-24-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
868Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
685New Nelson (John Haig)
3382New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4189Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2119Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2865Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
11Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
11Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
213A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
29Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
38Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3227Morohashi
20A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
54Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
54Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
27sakade
31Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
34henshall3
16Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
200crowley
167Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.16busy_people
276Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
11Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
kou3Pinyin reading
guKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

extreme, pole, extremely, very, highly, most, end, settlement, conclusion, highest rank

Kun
きわ.めるきわ.まるきわ.まりきわ.みき.める-ぎ.めき.まる
On
キョクゴク
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
460 of 2500
Radical
tree

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-4-8SKIP code
4a8.11The Kanji Dictionary
4191.4Four corner code
1872deroo
6975Unicode hex code
1-22-43JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2305Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2753New Nelson (John Haig)
1017New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1243Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
695Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
900Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1903Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2052Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
652A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1896Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
597Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
15181Morohashi
464A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
336Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
336Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
382sakade
639Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
488henshall3
584Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
311crowley
679Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1100Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1922Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji2Pinyin reading
geugKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)