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Kanji Detail for 烈 - "intense, fierce, passionate"

  • Meaning

    烈 means "intense, fierce, passionate."

    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.

  • 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).
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