Illustration: Caught in heavy rain outside a neighborhood shop, an adult and a child share one very small folding umbrella. The adult crouches to the child’s height, draws their bag tightly against their body, and angles the canopy so both heads and most of their shoulders fit beneath it.

JLPT N1adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

極きょく力りょく

kyokuryoku

as much as possible

Example sentences

  1. もっとも、忍者にんじゃは直接戦闘ちょくせつせんとうすることを極力きょくりょく避さけた。

    Actually, Ninja minimized chances of direct fighting.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. この点てんについては、各化粧品かくけしょうひんメーカーも承知しょうちしてるようで、自然しぜんの肌色はだいろ、肌はだの質感しつかんに極力きょくりょく近ちかづけるように研究中けんきゅうちゅうらしい。

    Every cosmetics manufacturer understands this issue, and are continually researching how to get as close as possible to the natural color and feel of skin.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. こうして、興行こうぎょうを不安定化ふあんていかさせる要素ようそを極力きょくりょくとりのぞくことにつとめたのである。

    He thus endeavoured to eliminate as many destabilizing elements in the entertainment business as possible.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 極力

  • 極extreme; poleOnキョク・ゴクKunきわめる・きわまる・きわまり
  • 力power; strengthOnリョク・リキ・リイKunちから

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