ごく
極
どう
道

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. wicked, evil, profligate, immoral.

noun

  1. wastrel, scoundrel, villain.
  2. organized crime, yakuza, underworld.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ごく
極
どう
道
 極道 ごくどう
ごく
獄
どう
道
 獄道 ごくどう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

poles, settlement, conclusion
キョク　ゴク　きわ.める (4th, N2)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
fast, quick, sudden
キョク　キ　ケ (Kentei 1)
obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release, variant of other characters
コウ　さまた.げられる
sigh, (嘆 variant)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
road-way, street, district
みち　ドウ　ど (2nd, N4)
neck, counter for songs and poems
くび　シュ　おびと (2nd, N3)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)