極まる

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
きわ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
窮まる

Etymology 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

(きわ)まる (kiwamaruきはまる (kifamaru)?intransitive godan (stem (きわ)まり (kiwamari), past (きわ)まった (kiwamatta))

Japanese verb pair
active 極める
mediopassive 極まる
  1. be at an extreme, be at an end, terminate
  2. be in a dilemma
Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
For pronunciation and definitions of 極まる – see the following entry.
まる
[verb] to be decided, to be concluded, to be brought to a resolution
Alternative spellings
決る, 極る
(This term, 極まる, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)