JLPT N1 · Adverb

極めて (kiwamete)

極めて (きわめて, kiwamete) is a Japanese adverb meaning “exceedingly; extremely”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きわめて
Romaji: kiwamete
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

exceedingly; extremely; decisively · adverb

Example sentences

彼女は行儀が極めて上品である。

She is quite decent in conduct.

Tatoeba #90104

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 極めて

極

extreme, pole, extremelyキョク・ゴク・きわ.める・きわ.まる · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 極めて.

極ごくquite積極的せっきょくてきpositive南極なんきょくSouth Pole北極ほっきょくNorth Pole消極的しょうきょくてきnegative極楽ごくらくSukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land)究極きゅうきょくultimate極端きょくたんextreme両極りょうきょくboth extremities

Source: JMdict entry 1240200 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.