Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1397 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: ardent, violent, vehement, furious, severe, extreme

Kunyomi: はげ.しい

Onyomi: レツ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: fire

Examples

Onyomi Examples

レツジツ blazing sun, scorching sun, hot day

レツジョ heroine

ツウレツ severe, bitter, scathing

ソウレツ heroic, brave

Kunyomi Examples

激しい はげしい violent, furious, tempestuous, extreme, intense, fierce, strong, fervent, vehement, incessant, relentless, precipitous, steep