Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

    to master thoroughly; to explore exhaustively; to push to the absolute limit; to complete to perfection

Also written 究め尽くす【きわめつくす】

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Characters in this word

2
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
WaniKani
Level 27

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
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)
27WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

exhaust, use up, run out of, deplete, befriend, serve

Kun
つ.きるつ.くすつ.かす-づ.く-ず.くことごと.く
On
ジンサン
Strokes
6
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1234 of 2500
Radical
corpse
WaniKani
Level 48

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-3-3, 3-4-2SKIP code
3r3.1The Kanji Dictionary
7730.3Four corner code
3740deroo
5c3dUnicode hex code
1-31-52JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1380Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1408New Nelson (John Haig)
3050New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3786Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1932Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2624Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1071Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1152Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1603A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
290Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1530Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7642Morohashi
1447A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1726Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1844Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1229Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1072Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1726Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
523Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1080Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jin3, jin4Pinyin reading
jinKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
48WaniKani level