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激

激 — violent, get excited, enraged

On
ゲキ
Kun
はげしい
Strokes
16
JLPT
N1
School grade
6

Common words with 激

  • 過激かげきextreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language)Common

    彼の考えは私には過激すぎます。
    His ideas are too extreme for me.

  • 急激きゅうげきsudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radicalCommon

    その党は急激にのびた。
    The party gained ground rapidly.

  • 刺激しげきstimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes)Common

    光が刺激となって花が咲く。
    Light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open.

  • 激戦げきせんfierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fightCommon
  • 激化げきかintensification; aggravationCommon
  • 激動げきどうviolent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitementCommon
  • 感激かんげきdeep emotion; impression; inspirationCommon
  • 激励げきれいencouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)Common
  • 激変げきへんsudden change; upheavalCommon
  • 激論げきろんheated argument; heated discussion; heated debateCommon
  • 激減げきげんdramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fallCommon
  • 激突げきとつcrash; smashing (into); ramming; (violent) collisionCommon
  • 激しいはげしいviolent; furious; tempestuousCommon
  • 激怒げきどrage; furyCommon
  • 激情げきじょうviolent emotion; passion; furyCommon
  • 激流げきりゅうraging stream; rapidsCommon
  • 激甚げきじんintense; violent; severe; vehementCommon
  • 激烈げきれつviolence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity; fierceness; keennessOccasional
  • 激務げきむexhausting work; hard work; severe dutyOccasional
  • 激震げきしんsevere earthquake; violent tremorOccasional

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 97 words that use 激.

  • 急激 きゅうげき sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
  • 刺激 しげき stimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes)
  • 過激 かげき extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language)
  • 激戦 げきせん fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
  • 激化 げきか intensification; aggravation

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