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烈

Violent
Stroke count: 10

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8Level 29
  1. disastrous earthquake

Popular Usage

強烈

Radicals and components

Radical火fire灬variant
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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file · bones (骨) · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · evening · sword (刀) · sabre (刀) · saber (刀) · oven-fire (灬) · barbecue (灬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 877

Compound words

強烈きょうれつ
strong; intense; severe
鮮烈せんれつ
vivid; striking
壮烈そうれつ
heroic; brave
痛烈つうれつ
severe; bitter; scathing
熱烈ねつれつ
ardent; passionate; vehement
猛烈もうれつ
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong
烈震れっしん
disastrous earthquake
偉烈いれつ
great achievement
苛烈かれつ
severe
劇烈げきれつ
violence
激烈げきれつ
violence
酷烈こくれつ
severity
峻烈しゅんれつ
severe
凛烈りんれつ
biting (cold)
熾烈しれつ
fierce (fight, competition, etc.)
凜烈りんれつ
biting (cold)
迅雷風烈じんらいふうれつ
violent thunder and fierce wind

Additional Examples

彼は相手からあごに強烈なパンチを受けた。
He received a tremendous punch on the jaw from his opponent.tatoeba
彼は私に猛烈な圧力をかけています。
He is really putting the squeeze on me.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Violent, ardent. 列 + 灬 (fire) — raging flames.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 烈

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step