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JLPT N3 Intermediate

極

「ごく」

Extremely (restricted to small, few, or ordinary things)

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極 kanji form, less common for this usage
Adverb

Extremely" (for small or ordinary things)

Emphasizes the extreme degree of words related to smallness, rarity, or ordinariness.

Example

この 問題 を 知って いる の は 、 ごく 一部 の 専門家 だけ だ 。

Only an extremely small group of experts knows about this problem.

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極 (ごく)
ごく
Extremely (restricted to small, few, or ordinary things)
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