激 — Stroke Order, Readings & Meaning

Readings

On readingゲキ

Kun readingはげ.しい

Jōyō Grade 6

furious
tempestuous
extreme
intense

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · white (白) · dove · compass · direction (方) · taskmaster

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 536

Compound words

急激きゅうげき

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic

刺激しげき

stimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes); impetus; impulse

感激かんげき

deep emotion; impression; inspiration

激励げきれい

encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

過激かげき

extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive

激化げきか

intensification; aggravation

激減げきげん

dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

激情げきじょう

violent emotion; passion; fury

激戦げきせん

fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight

激怒げきど

rage; fury

激動げきどう

violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval

激突げきとつ

crash; smashing (into); ramming; (violent) collision; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.)

激流げきりゅう

raging stream; rapids

激甚げきじん

intense; violent; severe; vehement

激論げきろん

heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate

激変げきへん

sudden change; upheaval

激しいはげしい

violent; furious; tempestuous; extreme; intense

Additional Examples

彼は彼らの激論を終わらせようとしたが無駄だった。

He tried in vain to put an end to their heated discussion.tatoeba

彼は得票数で彼女と激しく競いあっている。

He is seriously competing with her in the polling score.tatoeba

その結果、官人の数が激増した。

This resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of government officials.wiki

伊勢松阪の本居宣長を訪れ、大いに激励を受ける。

He called on Norinaga MOTOORI in Matsuzaka, Ise Province, and was greatly encouraged by him.wiki

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