烈 — kanji meaning “ardent”
烈
ardent, violent, vehement, furious, severe, extreme
- Meanings
- ardent, violent, vehement, furious, severe, extreme
- On'yomi
- レツ (retsu)
- Kun'yomi
- はげ.しい
- Name readings
- やす
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1397 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 86
- Chinese reading
- liè — Chinese character page
Words with 烈
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 強烈 | きょうれつ kyouretsu | strong; intense; severe |
| 猛烈 | もうれつ mouretsu | fierce; intense; severe |
| 熱烈 | ねつれつ netsuretsu | ardent; passionate; vehement |
| 痛烈 | つうれつ tsuuretsu | severe; bitter; scathing |
| 激烈 | げきれつ gekiretsu | violence; vehemence; fury |
| 鮮烈 | せんれつ senretsu | vivid; striking |
| 壮烈 | そうれつ souretsu | heroic; brave |
| 熾烈 | しれつ shiretsu | fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot |
| 烈火 | れっか rekka | raging fire; conflagration |
| 烈風 | れっぷう reppuu | gale; violent (strong) wind |
| 苛烈 | かれつ karetsu | severe; fierce; stern |
| 烈士 | れっし resshi | upright man; patriot; hero |
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