violent, intense, fierce
On'yomi (音読み)
- ゲキ
- ゴウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- はげ.しい
- はげ.しむ
About this kanji
The kanji 激, pronounced as 'geki' in on'yomi and 'hage' in kun'yomi, primarily means violent or intense. It is often used as an adjective or noun to describe strong emotions or actions. For example, 激しい (hage-shii) means violent or severe, and can describe things like storms or feelings. Another compound, 感激 (kan-geki), refers to deep emotion, often felt in moments of joy or sentiment. Additionally, 激増 (geki-zou) means a dramatic increase, such as in numbers or growth. A useful note is that while 激 can describe something fierce, it often carries a sense of seriousness or urgency.
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Example sentences
激しい雨が降っている。
It's raining heavily.
Meanings across languages
- English
- violent, intense, fierce
- Tiếng Việt
- mãnh liệt, dữ dội, khốc liệt
- 日本語
- 激しい, 激しむ
- 한국어
- 폭력적인, 강렬한
- 中文
- 猛烈, 强烈, 凶猛
- id
- kekerasan, intens, garang
- th
- รุนแรง, เข้มข้น, ดุเดือด
- es
- violento, intenso, fiero
- fr
- violent, intense, féroce
- de
- gewalttätig, intensiv, heftig
- pt
- violento, intenso, feroz
Common compounds
- 激しいはげしいviolent, intense
- 感激かんげきdeep emotion
- 激増げきぞうdramatic increase
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