きわまれり

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Japanese

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Alternative spelling
極まれり

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kʲiβ̞a̠ma̠ɾe̞ɾʲi]

Verb

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きわまれり (kiwamareriきはまれり (kifamareri)?

  1. Modernized spelling of きはまれり (kiwamareri): (Classical Japanese) past of きはまる (kiwamaru)
  2. (literary) Also fossilized in modern speech, chiefly in the phrase ここに極まれり:
    ここに(きわ)まれり
    koko ni kiwamareri
    having reached its zenith
    (literally, “has reached an extreme in this moment”)
    (うつ)(きわ)まれり
    utsu kiwamareri
    having reached the peak of depression
    インドア(きわ)まれり
    indoa kiwamareri
    having become a complete shutin