EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 27
  1. Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    ultimate; final; last; eventual

    人類の究極的運命はどうなるであろうか。
    What is man's ultimate destiny?

Also written 窮極【きゅうきょく】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

research, study

Kun
きわ.める
On
キュウ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
368 of 2500
Radical
cave
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

きゅ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-4, 2-5-2SKIP code
3m4.5The Kanji Dictionary
3041.7Four corner code
757deroo
7a76Unicode hex code
1-21-70JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3314Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4189New Nelson (John Haig)
2203New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2729Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1398Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1885Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1320Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1417Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
427A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
492Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
599Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25409Morohashi
253A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
895Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
917Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
185sakade
234Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
271henshall3
278Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
261crowley
298Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8busy_people
1451Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1331Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiu4, jiu1Pinyin reading
guKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level
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