究極(きゅうきょく)

きゅうきょく
noun, na-adjective
ultimate, extreme, final
abstract
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

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