| KYOKU |
bilingual ONyomi mnemonic: TODAY (Kyou) it's COOL to be extreme. |
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The pirate jumped out from behind a tree and is clawing your mouth with his pirate hook and you are kicking him in the crotch and it is so fucking EXTREME. |
| ( を ) きわ＊める |
extremely. good OR bad. Usually used like: ｘｘｘ極める; extremely good at XXX. Or, the tyrant was extremely cruel.
★★☆☆☆ |
| 極端 な |
extreme
★★☆☆☆
extreme - Ｕsed about people, people who take things too far. (not tempratures or political ideologies) A 2-foot-tall mohawk is 極端. |
| 目極める |
get to the bottom of.
★☆☆☆☆
to get to the bottom of. To exactly assess or find the reason for something. |
| 究極 の |
ultimate, definitive
☆☆☆☆☆
the ultimate, definitive, comprehensive something-or-other |
| Meaning | Hint | Radical | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 激 | intense | WHITE | 白 |
| 極 | extreme | TREE | 木 |
The WHITE-water rafting is intense!!!!!, but the TREE is extremely tall!!!!
KANJIDAMAGE
