極度

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 極度 is read as きょくど and can mean “extreme” or “utmost degree”, depending on context.
• Basic usage: The examples show extreme nervousness and utter exhaustion after long work.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinguishing senses and uses
  • It marks an utmost degree; use 極度の before a noun and 極度に adverbially before a predicate.