極きょく端たん

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Meanings

Describes something at the furthest end of a scale, often with a negative or excessive connotation. Used as both a noun and a na-adjective.

極きょく端たんな〈事こと〉an extreme (way of thinking, opinion, etc.)
彼かれの意い見けんはいつも極きょく端たんな考かんがえ方かたに基もとづいている。
His opinions are always based on an extreme way of thinking.
極きょく端たんに〈形けい容よう詞し〉extremely (adjective)
今こん年ねんの夏なつは極きょく端たんに暑あつい。
This summer is extremely hot.
〈事こと〉が極きょく端たんになる(something) becomes extreme
彼かれのダイエットはだんだん極きょく端たんになってきた。
His diet has gradually become extreme.

過か激げき
過激 describes radical or violent extremism, often in political or ideological contexts, while 極端 is a broader term for anything at an extreme end of a scale.
極きょく度ど
極度 is a noun meaning an extreme degree, commonly used in compounds like 極度の緊張, whereas 極端 also works as a na-adjective describing something itself as extreme.
行いき過すぎN1
極端 emphasizes an extreme position or degree, while 行き過ぎ specifically implies that a reasonable limit has been overstepped.
過か度ど
極端 suggests an extreme, one-sided degree or character, while 過度 simply means beyond the proper measure without implying imbalance.
甚はなはだしいN2
極端 describes something going to an extreme or one-sided extent, while 甚だしい describes the severity or intensity of a bad state or gap.

中ちゅう庸よう
中庸 means moderation or the middle way, the opposite of 極端's leaning toward one extreme end of a scale.
ほどほどN1
極端 means going to extremes, the opposite of the moderate, balanced sense of ほどほど.
中ちゅう道どうN1
極端 means an extreme position or view, the opposite of 中道's moderate, middle-of-the-road stance.

極きょく限げんN1
極限 refers to the ultimate limit or boundary of something (e.g. 極限状態), while 極端 describes a position far from the norm or balance, not necessarily a hard limit.

Composed of 極 (extreme, pole) and 端 (edge, end), literally meaning the furthest edge or extremity.