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激 — kanji meaning “violent”

violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite

Meanings
violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
16
School grade
6
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Newspaper frequency
#560 of 2,500
Classical radical
85
Chinese reading
jī — Chinese character page

Words with 激

WordReadingMeaning
しげき shigekistimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes)
きゅうげき kyuugekisudden; abrupt; rapid
はげしい hageshiiviolent; furious; tempestuous
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)
げきどう gekidouviolent shock; agitation; turbulence
げきせん gekisenfierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest
げきど gekidorage; fury
げきか gekikaintensification; aggravation
げきげん gekigendramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
げきとつ gekitotsucrash; smashing (into); ramming

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

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