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Japanese symbol for “furious”

Romaji: hageshii
violent; furious; tempestuous

In Japanese, furious is , read (hageshii).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-i violent; furious; tempestuous
  2. adj-i extreme; intense; fierce; strong
  3. adj-i fervent; vehement
  4. adj-i incessant; relentless
  5. adj-i precipitous; steep

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

violent, get excited, enraged
on: ゲキ
kun: はげ.しい
16 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “furious”

WordReadingMeaning
ししふんじん shishifunjinfurious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
カンカン kankanextremely angry; furious; enraged
どはつてん dohatsutenfurious; infuriated
いきどおろしい ikidooroshiiinfuriating; maddening; exasperating

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しげき shigekistimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes)
きゅうげき kyuugekisudden; abrupt; rapid
かんげき kangekideep emotion; impression; inspiration
かげき kagekiextreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language)
げきれい gekireiencouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

See also: Chinese symbol for “furious”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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