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〜の極み

N1
〜のきわみ no kiwami

the height of; the utmost

Formation

Noun + の極み

Chinese meanings

极点;至极

Chinese formation

名词+の極み

Chinese usage

表示程度达到极点。

Chinese notes

常用于痛恨、疲劳、奢侈等。

Examples

  • 決けっ勝しょう戦せんであのような凡ぼんミスをしたことは、まさに痛つう恨こんの極きわみだ。
    Making such a careless error in the final is the most bitter regret imaginable.
    在决赛中犯了那样的低级失误,实在懊悔至极。
  • 徹てつ夜やが三みっ日か続つづき、チームの全ぜん員いんが疲ひ労ろうの極きわみに達たっしていた。
    After three all-nighters in a row, everyone on the team had reached the point of utter exhaustion.
    连续三天熬夜,团队全员都疲惫到了极点。
  • 一いっ泊ぱく百ひゃく万まん円えんのスイートとは、まさにぜいたくの極きわみだ。
    A suite costing a million yen a night is truly the height of luxury.
    一晚一百万日元的套房,真是奢侈至极。

Notes

Common with 光栄, 感激, 痛恨, ぜいたく, 疲労. Compare 〜の至り, which is limited to a few set phrases about the speaker's own feelings.

#degree#emphasis#formal

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('no-kiwami');
{
  "id": "no-kiwami",
  "pattern": "〜の極み",
  "reading": "〜のきわみ",
  "romaji": "no kiwami",
  "level": "N1",
  "meaning": "the height of; the utmost",
  "formation": "Noun + の極み",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "決勝戦であのような凡ミスをしたことは、まさに痛恨の極みだ。",
      "furigana": "{決勝|けっしょう}{戦|せん}であのような{凡|ぼん}ミスをしたことは、まさに{痛恨|つうこん}の{極|きわ}みだ。",
      "en": "Making such a careless error in the final is the most bitter regret imaginable."
    },
    {
      "ja": "徹夜が三日続き、チームの全員が疲労の極みに達していた。",
      "furigana": "{徹夜|てつや}が{三日|みっか}{続|つづ}き、チームの{全員|ぜんいん}が{疲労|ひろう}の{極|きわ}みに{達|たっ}していた。",
      "en": "After three all-nighters in a row, everyone on the team had reached the point of utter exhaustion."
    },
    {
      "ja": "一泊百万円のスイートとは、まさにぜいたくの極みだ。",
      "furigana": "{一泊|いっぱく}{百|ひゃく}{万|まん}{円|えん}のスイートとは、まさにぜいたくの{極|きわ}みだ。",
      "en": "A suite costing a million yen a night is truly the height of luxury."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "degree",
    "emphasis",
    "formal"
  ],
  "notes": "Common with 光栄, 感激, 痛恨, ぜいたく, 疲労. Compare 〜の至り, which is limited to a few set phrases about the speaker's own feelings.",
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "390e7feb05156a8768512b512a38718d7a2705c411936623542b7a576600c2a4",
    "meanings": [
      "极点",
      "至极"
    ],
    "formation": "名词+の極み",
    "explanation": "表示程度达到极点。",
    "notes": "常用于痛恨、疲劳、奢侈等。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "決勝戦であのような凡ミスをしたことは、まさに痛恨の極みだ。",
        "zh": "在决赛中犯了那样的低级失误,实在懊悔至极。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "徹夜が三日続き、チームの全員が疲労の極みに達していた。",
        "zh": "连续三天熬夜,团队全员都疲惫到了极点。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "一泊百万円のスイートとは、まさにぜいたくの極みだ。",
        "zh": "一晚一百万日元的套房,真是奢侈至极。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n1.json#no-kiwami",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "97987b7f7c493939d8e2392382903bf6b48b22b025accf512ff3ae37d8e79dec",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}