Japanese symbol for “radicals”

過激派

かげきは

Romaji: kagekiha

extremists; radicals; militants

In Japanese, radicals is 過激派, read かげきは (kagekiha).

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Meanings

n extremists; radicals; militants

Kanji and stroke order

過

overdo, exceed, go beyond

on: カ
kun: す.ぎる、す.ごす、あやま.ち、あやま.つ

12 strokes · JLPT 2

激

violent, get excited, enraged

on: ゲキ
kun: はげ.しい

16 strokes · JLPT 1

派

faction, group, party

on: ハ

9 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
過去	かこ kako	the past; bygone days
過ぎ	すぎ sugi	past; after
過程	かてい katei	process; course; mechanism
経過	けいか keika	passage (of time); elapsing; lapse
通過	つうか tsuuka	passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); transit
過剰	かじょう kajou	excess; surplus; superabundance
刺激	しげき shigeki	stimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes)
急激	きゅうげき kyuugeki	sudden; abrupt; rapid
派遣	はけん haken	dispatch; despatch; deployment

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