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極まりない (きわまりない) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
suffix, i-adjective
extremely ; in the extreme ; utterly
Suffix attached to nouns (often abstract qualities) to express an extreme degree. Common in formal or written language. The kana spelling is frequent in this usage.
極きわ
まりない
もの
だ
。
That proposal is utterly dangerous.
2
i-adjective
boundless ; limitless ; infinite
Used as a standalone adjective to describe something vast and without limits, such as the universe or ocean. More literary than the suffix use.
Written forms 極きわ まりない Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; common in news and formal writing.
窮きわ まりない
Alternate kanji; rarely used.
極きわ まり 無な い
窮きわ まり 無な い
Kanji 極 extreme, pole, extremely 窮 hard up, destitute, suffer 無 nothingness, none, ain't Similar words 極きわ まる Verb meaning 'to reach an extreme' or 'to culminate'. 極まりない is the negative form of 極まる used as a suffix or adjective.
限かぎ りない Also means 'boundless' or 'endless', but is more common and neutral in register. 極まりない is more emphatic and formal.
Etymology From the negative form of the verb 極まる (kiwamaru, 'to reach an extreme'), literally 'not reaching an extreme', which idiomatically expresses an extreme degree or boundlessness.
