極極

Japanese

Kanji in this term
極	極
ごく Grade: 4	ごく Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

Reduplication of 極 (goku)。

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ごくごく [gòkúgókú] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ごくごく [góꜜkùgòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞kɯ̟ɡo̞kɯ̟]

Adverb

極(ごく)極(ごく) • (gokugoku) 

1. extremely, highly
   • Sankei Shimbun. (2016, July 6). 警察の陰謀まで主張した「野々村劇場」終幕へ　何を聞かれても「記憶にない」連発…実刑判決か猶予判決か [Nonomura theater comes to an end with claims of police conspiracy: Repeated "I don't remember" responses to all questions... Will it be a prison sentence or suspended sentence?]. https://www.sankei.com/article/20160706-OCI7RLT4ABKO3IGX4WQEJ4JILI/

     政(せい)務(む)活(かつ)動(どう)費(ひ)は大(だい)事(じ)ですが、議(ぎ)員(いん)という大(おお)きなくくりの中(なか)では、ごくごく小(ちい)さなものなんです！

     Seimu katsudōhi wa daiji desu ga, giin toiu ōkina kukuri no naka de wa, gokugoku chīsana mono na n desu!

     While political activity funds are important, they're just a tiny, tiny part of the broader responsibilities of being an assembly member!