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烈

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • ardent
  • violent
  • vehement
  • furious
  • severe
  • extreme

On'yomi (音読み)

  • レツ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • はげ.しい
Strokes
10
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1584
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
火#86 · fire

Components

  • 刂
  • 灬
  • 歹

Common Words

  • 強烈きょうれつna-adjective
    strong, intense, severe
  • 猛烈もうれつna-adjective
    fierce, intense, severe
  • 痛烈つうれつna-adjective
    severe, bitter, scathing
  • 熱烈ねつれつna-adjective
    ardent, passionate, vehement
  • 鮮烈せんれつna-adjective
    vivid, striking
  • 激烈げきれつNoun
    violence, vehemence, fury
  • 烈震れっしんNoun
    disastrous earthquake
  • 壮烈そうれつna-adjective
    heroic, brave

Practice in Kanjiru

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Related Kanji

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