JLPT N1 · 16 strokes
Kanji 激: "violent, get excited, enraged"
The kanji 激 means "violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ゲキ in on'yomi and はげ.しい in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ゲキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はげ.しい
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 560 of 2,501 |
Common words with 激
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 激しいviolent; furious; tempestuous · extreme; intense; fierce; strong
- 刺激stimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes) · impetus; impulse; stimulus; spur
- 急激sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp
- 感激deep emotion; impression; inspiration
- 過激extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language) · strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
- 激突crash; smashing (into); ramming; (violent) collision · clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
- 激痛sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
- 激怒rage; fury
- 激昂rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
- 激情violent emotion; passion; fury
- 刺激的stimulating; exciting; provocative
- 激extremely; terrifically; super
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