It rained heavily last night.
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
Since it's raining heavily, I can't go outside.
I long for the stimulating life of the city.
It was an experience that stimulated not only sight but also hearing and smell.
Recently, the temperature has dropped rapidly.
The temperature rose sharply.
The car crashed into the utility pole.
A sudden intense pain shot through my leg.
The whole audience was deeply moved by the ending of the movie.
His words and actions are sometimes extreme.
Example Vocabulary
激しい
intense; fierce; violent; heavy
刺激
stimulus; motivation; incentive
急激
sudden; abrupt; rapid
激突
crash; collision
激痛
intense pain; sharp pain
感激
deep emotion; being moved; gratitude
過激
extreme; radical; excessive
激怒
rage; indignation; fury
激昂
excitement; rage; fury
激情
passion; intense emotion
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