extreme

(tree) + (mouth/small box radical) + (pirate's hook) + (again/crotch radical)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
DUPEILL PAIR

Onyomi

KYOKU

bilingual ONyomi mnemonic: TODAY (Kyou) it's COOL to be extreme.

Mnemonic

The pirate jumped out from behind a tree and is clawing your mouth with his pirate hook and you are kicking him in the crotch and it is so fucking EXTREME.

Kunyomi

( ) きわ*める extremely. good OR bad. Usually used like: xxx極める; extremely good at XXX. Or, the tyrant was extremely cruel.
★★☆☆☆

Jukugo

極端(きょくたん)

extreme ★★☆☆☆
(extreme) + (the edge) = 極端 (extreme)

extreme - Used about people, people who take things too far. (not tempratures or political ideologies) A 2-foot-tall mohawk is 極端.

目極める(めきわめる)

get to the bottom of. ★☆☆☆☆
(eye) + (extreme) = 目極める (get to the bottom of.)

to get to the bottom of. To exactly assess or find the reason for something.

究極(きゅうきょく)

ultimate, definitive ☆☆☆☆☆
(research) + (extreme) = 究極 (ultimate, definitive)

the ultimate, definitive, comprehensive something-or-other

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
intense WHITE
extreme TREE

The WHITE-water rafting is intense!!!!!, but the TREE is extremely tall!!!!

Synonyms

activity
活躍    活動    積極的   
extremes
極まる    窮まる   
extreme
激しい    極端    過激   
master
究める    極める