究極(きゅうきょく)

きゅうきょく
noun / na-adjective
ultimate, extreme, final
1. ultimate, extreme, final, the very last
The furthest possible point or the highest degree of something. Used both in serious contexts (philosophy, goals) and in casual, emphatic contexts (marketing, food descriptions).
究極(きゅうきょく)の選択(せんたく)を迫(せま)られた。
I was forced to make the ultimate choice.
これは究極(きゅうきょく)のラーメンだと言(い)われている。
This is said to be the ultimate ramen.
究極(きゅうきょく)的(てき)には、自分(じぶん)で決(き)めるしかない。
Ultimately, you have no choice but to decide for yourself.

USAGE:
Used as a noun modifier (究極(きゅうきょく)の～) or with 的(てき) as a na-adjective or adverb (究極(きゅうきょく)的(てき)に). In everyday Japanese, frequently used hyperbolically to describe something as the best or most extreme of its kind, especially in food and product marketing.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 究極(きゅうきょく)の選択(せんたく): ultimate choice
  • 究極(きゅうきょく)の目標(もくひょう): ultimate goal
  • 究極(きゅうきょく)的(てき)に: ultimately, in the final analysis
  • 究極(きゅうきょく)の美味(おい)しさ: ultimate deliciousness
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