JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 8

極 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

extreme; pole

On
キョクkyoku ゴクgoku
Kun
きわめるkiwameru きわまるkiwamaru きわまりkiwamari きわみkiwami きめるkimeru ぎめgime きまるkimaru

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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極12 strokes

How to write 極: stroke order

極 has 12 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

極 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 極 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 極

The parts 極 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 木

    tree; wood

    Radical

  • 亟

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 8