Kanji

激

violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ゲキ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

はげしい

Common Readings

ゲキ, はげ…しい

Example sentences

激しい はげしい
昨夜 激しい 降った

It rained heavily last night.

あめ
激しい 降っている ので 出られない

Since it's raining heavily, I can't go outside.

刺激 しげき
都会 刺激 的な 生活 憧れている

I long for the stimulating life of the city.

視覚 しかく
視覚 だけ なく 聴覚 嗅覚 刺激 する よう 体験 だった

It was an experience that stimulated not only sight but also hearing and smell.

急激 きゅうげき
最近 気温 急激 下がった

Recently, the temperature has dropped rapidly.

上昇 じょうしょう
気温 急激 上昇した

The temperature rose sharply.

激突 げきとつ
電柱 激突した

The car crashed into the utility pole.

激痛 げきつう
突然 激痛 走った

A sudden intense pain shot through my leg.

感激 かんげき
その 映画 結末 観客 全員 感激した

The whole audience was deeply moved by the ending of the movie.

過激 かげき
言動 時々 過激だ

His words and actions are sometimes extreme.

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