► 副詞
極々 [(1)ごくごく] [liter] meaning: extreme rank: 3
☆ 予防接種にアレルギー反応を起こした人は極々僅かに過ぎない ⇨ The number of people who had allergic reactions to the vaccine is extremely small
滅茶 [めちゃ] [coll] [peer] meaning: extreme rank: 3
☆ あいつにはめちゃムカついた ⇨ He pissed me off like hell (☛ An abbreviation of 滅茶苦茶)
☆ このラーメンめちゃ旨い ⇨ This ramen is super delicious (☛ An abbreviation of 滅茶苦茶)
目茶目茶 [めちゃめちゃ] [coll] meaning: extreme rank: 3
☆ めちゃめちゃ可愛い子犬 ⇨ A super cute puppy
めっちゃ [めっちゃ] [coll] [peer] meaning: extreme rank: 3
☆ あの娘めっちゃ可愛い ⇨ That girl is super cute (☛ An abbreviation of 滅茶苦茶)
► 動詞
極論 [きょくろん] [極論する] meaning: extreme rank: 3
☆ 彼は直ぐに極論する ⇨ He always resorts to extreme logics (☛ Extreme opinions, ideologies)
☆ 敢えて極論するならば… ⇨ If I dare to make an extreme statement … (☛ Typically about making an extremely simplistic statement in order to highlight the point)
極まる [(3)きわまる] [liter] meaning: extreme rank: 3
☆ 残忍極まる犯罪 ⇨ A crime with extreme cruelty (☛ Always negative)
極める [(3)きわめる] meaning: extreme rank: 3
☆ 虐殺の現場は凄惨を極めた ⇨ The scene of massacre was extremely atrocious
極言 [きょくげん] [極言する] meaning: extreme rank: 4
☆ 誤解を恐れずに極言するならば… ⇨ If I use extreme expressions without a fear of being misunderstood … (☛ Typically about making an extremely simplistic statement in order to highlight the point)
超絶 [ちょうぜつ] [超絶する] meaning: extreme rank: 5
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► 成句
死ぬ [(2)しぬ] [死ぬほど] [coll] meaning: extreme rank: 2
☆ うちの子供はゲームが死ぬほど好きだ ⇨ My kid loves games to death. My kid might die without games
☆ 膝の靭帯を切った時は死ぬほど痛かった ⇨ It was extremely painful when I tore my knee ligament
途方 [とほう] [途方も無い] meaning: extreme rank: 3
☆ この計画には途方も無い費用がかかる ⇨ This project costs enormous amount of money
► 名詞
極端 [(4)きょくたん] meaning: extreme rank: 1
☆ 政治は極端から極端に走る傾向に有る ⇨ Politics tend to go from one extreme to the other
過激派 [かげきは] meaning: extreme rank: 2
☆ イスラム教過激派 ⇨ Islamic extremist
極限 [きょくげん] meaning: extreme rank: 2
☆ 値は極限までゼロに近づく ⇨ The value becomes infinitely close to zero
極致 [(1)きょくち] meaning: extreme rank: 2
☆ あいつはバカの極致だ ⇨ He is the ultimate idiot
極度 [(1)きょくど] [liter] meaning: extreme rank: 2
☆ 極度の肥満 ⇨ Obesity of extreme degree
極論 [きょくろん] meaning: extreme rank: 3
☆ 政治的極論者 ⇨ A political extremist (☛ Extreme opinions, ideologies)
極み [きわみ] [liter] meaning: extreme rank: 3
☆ あいつは馬鹿の極みだ ⇨ He is the ultimate idiot (☛ Always negative)
超絶 [ちょうぜつ] meaning: extreme rank: 3
☆ 超絶技巧を持ったピアニスト ⇨ A pianist with extreme skills
両極端 [(7)りょうきょくたん] meaning: extreme rank: 4
☆ 近年の米国の政治は両極端に分離している ⇨ Recent American politics is divided into two extremes, polar opposites
► 形容詞
凄い [(2)すごい] [coll] meaning: extreme rank: 1
☆ 凄く安かったので思わず買ってしまった ⇨ It was so cheap I couldn’t help buying it
☆ 東京の夏は凄く暑い ⇨ Tokyo’s summer is extremely hot
物凄い [(4)ものすごい] meaning: extreme rank: 1
☆ それは物凄く金がかかる ⇨ It costs a boatload of money
☆ 彼女は物凄い美人だ ⇨ She is an incredible beauty
☆ 物凄い匂いがする ⇨ It stinks like hell
☆ 物凄い音がした ⇨ There was a huge noise
凄まじい [(4)すさまじい] meaning: extreme rank: 2
☆ 核爆弾の凄まじい威力 ⇨ The extreme power of nuclear bombs (☛ Extremely violent, fearsome)
極まり無い [(5)きわまりない] [liter] meaning: extreme rank: 3
☆ 礼の一言も無いとは失礼極まりない ⇨ It is extremely rude that there was no word of gratitude (☛ Always negative. Literally “boundless”)
途轍も無い [(4)とてつもない] meaning: extreme rank: 3
☆ 宇宙はとてつもなく大きい ⇨ The universe is extremely, infinitely, unimaginably, big
► 形容動詞
極端 [(4)きょくたん] meaning: extreme rank: 1
☆ 彼は言うことが極端だ ⇨ His opinions are extreme
☆ ここまで極端に暑い日は昔は無かった ⇨ There weren’t extremely hot days like this in the past (☛ Usually negative extreme)
滅茶苦茶 [めちゃくちゃ] [coll] meaning: extreme rank: 1
☆ 最近滅茶苦茶忙しい ⇨ I’ve been busy like crazy lately
☆ 彼女は滅茶苦茶可愛い ⇨ She is super cute
過激 [かげき] meaning: extreme rank: 2
☆ 彼の思想は過激だ ⇨ His ideology is radical, extreme
究極 [きゅうきょく] meaning: extreme rank: 2
☆ 究極の技 ⇨ The extreme, superhuman, skill (☛ Typically positive extreme)
強烈 [きょうれつ] meaning: extreme rank: 2
☆ 強烈なブス ⇨ An extremely ugly girl (☛ More often than not for negative qualities, but can be positive too)
極度 [(1)きょくど] [liter] meaning: extreme rank: 2
☆ 私は面接を前に極度に緊張した ⇨ I got extremely nervous before the interview
無茶苦茶 [むちゃくちゃ] [coll] meaning: extreme rank: 2
☆ この辺の家は無茶苦茶に高い ⇨ The houses around here are extremely expensive
► 接頭辞
激 [げき] [coll] meaning: extreme rank: 2
☆ 彼女は激痩せした ⇨ She has had an extreme weight loss
☆ 激辛カレー ⇨ Ultra-hot curry
ぼろ [(1)ぼろ] [coll] meaning: extreme rank: 3
☆ チームはボロ負けした ⇨ The team got trounced