至り|いたりitari[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounutmost limit; extremity; result

• Related結果けっかNeutralThe everyday, most common word for the outcome of an action; it lacks the sense of extreme degree that 「至り」 carries.
• Related頂点ちょうてんNeutralThe highest point, whether geometric or of status, as in 「頂点に立つ」; it never refers to a result.
• Related頂上ちょうじょうNeutralThe physical highest point, like a mountain top; also the highest state, as in 「頂上会談」 for a leaders' summit. Not used of results.
• Related果てはてWrittenWritten/formal in tone. Marks the limit or end of space or time, or a final outcome, as in 「旅の果て」「挙句の果て」.
• Related結末けつまつWrittenWritten/formal in tone. The way an event or story winds up and ends; it does not express any extreme degree.
• Related絶頂ぜっちょうWrittenWritten/formal in tone. The state of being at the very height of vigour or popularity, as in 「人気の絶頂」.
• Related花盛りはなざかりNeutralFlowers in full bloom; figuratively, something at the height of its flourishing, with a gorgeous, flowery colouring. Its usage differs from 「至り」.
• Related極点きょくてんWrittenWritten/formal in tone. The final point something reaches; also the North and South Poles. Tends toward the abstract.
• Related盛時せいじWrittenWritten/formal in tone. The period when one's life or a nation's fortunes are most flourishing; it stresses the period itself.
• Related高潮こうちょうNeutralThe point where momentum or excitement peaks; also means high tide, as in 「議論が高潮する」. It does not refer to a result.
• RelatedピークNeutralA loanword. The highest point of a figure or a state, as in 「通勤ラッシュのピーク」.
• RelatedクライマックスNeutralA loanword. The most thrilling, exciting part of a story or a contest.
• Related最高潮さいこうちょうNeutralThe point where the atmosphere or emotions reach their peak, as in 「盛り上がりが最高潮に達する」.
• Related最盛期さいせいきNeutralThe period of greatest flourishing; also the peak season when a fruit or vegetable is most plentiful on the market.

「至り」 is used almost only in the pattern 「〜の至り」, meaning 'utterly', as in 「光栄の至り」「赤面の至り」, or in 「若気の至り」 for what youthful rashness brings. For an ordinary result choose 「結果」; for a peak choose 「頂点」 or 「ピーク」.

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1. 程度ていどが甚はなはだしいこと。
2. 結果けっか。