激 — kanji meaning “violent”
激
violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite
- Meanings
- violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite
- On'yomi
- ゲキ (geki)
- Kun'yomi
- はげ.しい
- 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
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 激しい | はげしい hageshii | violent; furious; tempestuous |
| 感激 | かんげき kangeki | deep emotion; impression; inspiration |
| 過激 | かげき kageki | extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language) |
| 激励 | げきれい gekirei | encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on) |
| 激動 | げきどう gekidou | violent shock; agitation; turbulence |
| 激戦 | げきせん gekisen | fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest |
| 激怒 | げきど gekido | rage; fury |
| 激化 | げきか gekika | intensification; aggravation |
| 激減 | げきげん gekigen | dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall |
| 激突 | げきとつ gekitotsu | crash; smashing (into); ramming |
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