Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 激しい(はげしい) in Japanese

激しい, 劇しい, 烈しい
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
はげしい
Romaji
hageshii
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjective (keiyoushi)
    Meaning
    violent; vehement; intense; furious; tempestuous
    Example sentence
    列車から降りたとき激しく降り始めた It began to snow heavily as I got off the train.

Examples of 激しい, 劇しい, 烈しい, はげしい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

10 strokes

ardent, violent, vehement, furious, severe, extreme

On'Yomi: レツ

Kun'Yomi: はげ.しい

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JLPT 2

15 strokes

drama, play

On'Yomi: ゲキ

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 1

16 strokes

violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite

On'Yomi: ゲキ

Kun'Yomi: はげ.しい

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