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極める
kiwameru
to carry to extremes, to go to the end of something, to reach the limits of something
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  1. kiwameru to carry to extremes, to go to the end of something, to reach the limits of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc), to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely, to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
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極
Poles, Settlement, Conclusion, End, Highest Rank, Electric Poles, Very, Extremely, Most, Highly, 10**48
On: きょく,ごく Kun: きわ.める,きわ.まる,きわ.まり,きわ.み,き.める,-ぎ.め,き.まる
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Ru-verb (一段動詞)
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極める → 極めます → 極めて → 極めた

💡 Remove る and add ます (polite), て-form, or た (past).

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毎朝極めるのが好きです。
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