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
昨夜は激しい雨が降った。

It rained heavily last night.

やがて やがて
空が暗くなり、やがて激しい雨が降り出した。

The sky turned dark, and soon it started raining heavily.

刺激 しげき
都会の刺激的な生活に憧れている。

I long for the stimulating life of the city.

視覚 しかく
視覚だけでなく、聴覚や嗅覚も刺激するような体験だった。

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

急激 きゅうげき
最近、気温が急激に下がった。

Recently, the temperature has dropped rapidly.

上昇 じょうしょう
気温が急激に上昇した。

The temperature rose sharply.

激突 げきとつ
車が電柱に激突した。

The car crashed into the utility pole.

激痛 げきつう
突然足に激痛が走った。

A sudden intense pain shot through my leg.

感激 かんげき
その映画の結末に、観客全員が感激した。

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

過激 かげき
彼の言動は時々過激だ。

His words and actions are sometimes extreme.

Example Vocabulary

激しい

はげしい

intense; fierce; violent; heavy

刺激

しげき

stimulus; motivation; incentive

急激

きゅうげき

sudden; abrupt; rapid

激突

げきとつ

crash; collision

激痛

げきつう

intense pain; sharp pain

感激

かんげき

deep emotion; being moved; gratitude

過激

かげき

extreme; radical; excessive

激怒

げきど

rage; indignation; fury

激昂

げっこう

excitement; rage; fury

激情

げきじょう

passion; intense emotion

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