極めて

Japanese
Kanji in this term
極
きわ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 極(きわ)める (kiwameru).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) きわ​めて [kìwáꜜmètè] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲiɰᵝa̠me̞te̞]

Adverb

極(きわ)めて • (kiwamete) ←きはめて (kifamete)?

  1. exceedingly
    Synonym: 非常に (hijō ni)
  2. surely, certainly
    Synonyms: きっと (kitto), 必ず (kanarazu)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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