Word details

激しい

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 激しい.

Dictionary

Entry

激しいげし烈しい劇しい~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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite

16 strokesFrequency 560JLPT N1Grade 6

On

ゲキ

Kun

はげ.しい

ardent, violent, vehement, furious, severe, extreme

10 strokesFrequency 1,397JLPT N1Grade 8

On

レツ

Kun

はげ.しい

Nanori

やす

drama, play

15 strokesFrequency 662JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ゲキ

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