Illustration: In a pottery workshop, a veteran potter draws the final rim of an exceptionally thin, perfectly balanced bowl on a turning wheel. A row of nearly identical finished bowls stands nearby, showing repeatable precision rather than a lucky result.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

極きわめる

kiwameru

to master, to pursue to the limit

Example sentences

  1. フランス語ごを極きわめるのは簡単かんたんではない。

    French isn’t easy to master.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 英語えいごを極きわめたいな。

    I’d like to master English.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 道みちを極きわめた職人しょくにんの境地きょうちを感かんじさせる。

    It gives the impression of a craftsman who has mastered the art of his trade.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 極

  • 極extreme; poleOnキョク・ゴクKunきわめる・きわまる・きわまり

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