激
激

violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite

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激しいはげしい烈しい劇しい～い Adj.Freq #783
1

violent; furious; tempestuous

Examples
その２チームは激しく戦った。
The two teams fought very hard.
2

extreme; intense; fierce; strong

3

fervent; vehement

4

incessant; relentless

5

Archaic

precipitous; steep

刺激しげき刺戟NounTransitive～する VerbFreq #1868
1

stimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes)

Examples
光が刺激となって花が咲く。
Light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open.
2

impetus; impulse; stimulus; spur; incentive; encouragement; stimulation; motivation; provocation

Examples
昇進がより一層働く刺激となった。
Promotion was an incentive to harder work.
金利が低下したことが自動車の市場を刺激した。
Falling interest rates have stimulated the automobile market.
3

excitement; thrill

急激きゅうげき急劇～な Adj.Freq #4974
1

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

Examples
その党は急激にのびた。
The party gained ground rapidly.
感激かんげきNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #6741
1

deep emotion; impression; inspiration

Examples
彼の言葉で彼女は感激のあまり涙ぐんだ。
His words moved her to tears.
過激かげきNoun～な Adj.Freq #7741
1

extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language)

Examples
彼の考えは私には過激すぎます。
His ideas are too extreme for me.
2

strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding

劇的げきてき激的～な Adj.Freq #7927
1

劇的 only

dramatic; exciting; touching

Examples
彼女が今の名声を得るに至ったいきさつは劇的である。
The events that led up to her present fame are quite dramatic.
2

Colloquial

extreme

激突げきとつNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #8276
1

crash; smashing (into); ramming; (violent) collision

Examples
二台のバンが激突してめり込んだ。
The two vans telescoped together.
2

clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict

Examples
この週末には２つの最強のチームが激突する。
The two strongest teams will clash with each other this weekend.
激痛げきつう劇痛NounFreq #8407
1

sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain

Examples
肩に激痛を感じた。
I felt a severe pain in the shoulder.
激怒げきどNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #10071
1

rage; fury

Examples
その子は激怒していてどうにもならない。
The child is helpless in his rage.
激昂激高げっこうげきこうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #10405
1

excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury

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