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Kanji Detail for 烈 - "intense"

烈

  • Meaning

    烈 means "intense." Also associated with strong-willed, bright.

    1. Intense - Fierce; severe; powerful; especially strong fire.

    2. Strong-willed - Having strong character; strong sense of justice; high moral principles.

    3. Bright - Clear; obvious; beautiful; brilliant.

    4. Achievement - Outstanding accomplishment; merit.

  • Words using 烈

    • 強烈 きょうれつ Listen strong; intense; severe
    • 猛烈 もうれつ Listen fierce; intense; severe
    • 痛烈 つうれつ Listen severe; bitter; scathing
    • 熱烈 ねつれつ Listen ardent; passionate; vehement
    • 鮮烈 せんれつ Listen vivid; striking

  • Four-character idioms with 烈

    • 秋霜烈日 しゅうそうれつじつ Listen harshness; severity
    • 迅雷風烈 じんらいふうれつ Listen violent thunder and fierce wind; rapidly changing situation; swift action

  • Tattoo check: 烈

    • Verified meaning: intense
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, いさお, たけし, ただし)
    • Also carries these associations: strong-willed, bright

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 烈

    Given names 烈(あきら)Listen 烈(いさお)Listen 烈(たけし)Listen 烈(ただし)Listen 烈(つよし)Listen 烈(れつ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    ardent; violent; vehement; furious; severe; extreme

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    fiery, violent, vehement, ardent

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    ardent; intense; fierce; stern; upright; to give one's life for a noble cause; exploits; achievements

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    fiery, violent; ardent, vehement

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Fierce fire. Fierce fire is also called 烈火. | Achievements. As in 文謨武烈, referring to the early Zhou founding era's strategies and achievements. | Upright and principled is called 烈. As in 烈士 (martyr), 烈女 (virtuous woman), referring to those who sacrifice themselves for principle without yielding. | Violent. As in 酷烈 (cruel), 猛烈 (fierce).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    retsu(レツ) レツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hage.shii(はげ-しい) はげ-しい

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    火 灬 (hi・hihen・rekka・renga)

  • Related Keywords

    intense strong-willed bright accomplishment achievement determined fierce vehement ardent brilliant energetic fiery forceful passionate powerful resolute severe

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  • The baby began to cry like anything.

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