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: 列 灬
Radical: 火
Meaning: fire
烈日 (レツジツ) blazing sun, scorching sun, hot day
烈女 (レツジョ) heroine
痛烈 (ツウレツ) severe, bitter, scathing
壮烈 (ソウレツ) heroic, brave
激しい (はげしい) violent, furious, tempestuous, extreme, intense, fierce, strong, fervent, vehement, incessant, relentless, precipitous, steep