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激

violent
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingゲキ
Kun readingはげ.しい
JōyōGrade 6
  1. furious
  2. tempestuous
  3. extreme
  4. intense

Popular Usage

急激刺激感激激増激励

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · white (白) · dove · compass · direction (方) · taskmaster

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 536

Compound words

急激きゅうげき
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic
刺激しげき
stimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes); impetus; impulse
感激かんげき
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
激励げきれい
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
過激かげき
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive
激化げきか
intensification; aggravation
激減げきげん
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
激情げきじょう
violent emotion; passion; fury
激戦げきせん
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
激怒げきど
rage; fury
激動げきどう
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval
激突げきとつ
crash; smashing (into); ramming; (violent) collision; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.)
激流げきりゅう
raging stream; rapids
激甚げきじん
intense; violent; severe; vehement
激論げきろん
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
激変げきへん
sudden change; upheaval
激しいはげしい
violent; furious; tempestuous; extreme; intense

Stroke Order

16 strokes

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