烈
烈

ardent, violent, vehement, furious, severe, extreme

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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

強烈きょうれつNoun～な Adj.Freq #2608
1

strong; intense; severe

Examples
彼の返報は鼻への強烈なパンチだった。
His answer was a hard punch on the nose.
猛烈もうれつ～な Adj.Freq #5622
1

fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement; terrific; terrible

Examples
警官がやってくるのを見ると彼は猛烈に走り出した。
When he saw a policeman coming, he began to run like anything.
苛烈かれつNoun～な Adj.Freq #12133
1

severe; fierce; stern

熱烈ねつれつNoun～な Adj.Freq #12759
1

ardent; passionate; vehement

Examples
彼は彼女の熱烈な願いに負けた。
He yielded to her ardent wishes.
鮮烈せんれつNoun～な Adj.Freq #16209
1

vivid; striking

Examples
空と山の対比が鮮烈だ。
The contrast between the sky and the mountain is striking.
熾烈し烈しれつしきれつ (熾烈)Noun～な Adj.Freq #20971
1

fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen; cutthroat

Examples
このままでは熾烈な情報戦に勝てない。ＣＩＯの首を挿げ替えよう。
This is a bruising information war. At this rate we'll never come out on top. We've got to replace our CIO.
痛烈つうれつNoun～な Adj.Freq #21618
1

severe; bitter; scathing

激烈劇烈げきれつNoun～な Adj.Freq #23116
1

violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity; fierceness; keenness

Examples
我々の会社は激烈な競争に耐えきれなかった。
Our company failed to survive against cutthroat competition.
烈火れっかNounFreq #23523
1

raging fire; conflagration

Examples
彼は烈火のように怒った。
He was raging mad.
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