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JLPT N2adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

極きわめて

kiwamete

extremely

Example sentences

彼女かのじょは行儀ぎょうぎが極きわめて上品じょうひんである。
She is quite decent in conduct.
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彼かれは極きわめて臆病おくびょうだ。
He is timid as a hare.
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幸福こうふくの観念かんねんはきわめて抽象的ちゅうしょうてきだ。
The idea of happiness is extremely abstract.
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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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