激 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- ゲキ
- Kun
- はげ(しい)
- Meaning
- violent; intense; fierce
Origin
氵 "water" plus 敫; water striking rock and flying up — hence "violent, intense."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ゲキ | 激動・感激・激する |
|---|---|
| はげしい | 激しい・激しさ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 激流げきりゅう
raging current
- 感激かんげき
being deeply moved
Example
雨が激しくふってきた。
The rain began falling hard.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)