Word Meaning し烈

しれつ shiretsu

し烈 is read as しれつ (shiretsu) and means fierce (fight, competition, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. fierce (fight, competition, etc.)
  2. severe
  3. hot
  4. hard
  5. bitter
  6. keen
  7. cutthroat

Reading

Kana

しれつ

Romaji

shiretsu

Writing Variants

  • 熾烈 しきれつ shikiretsu
  • 熾烈 しれつ shiretsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 140103 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

強烈

きょうれつ

strong

猛烈

もうれつ

fierce

熱烈

ねつれつ

ardent

痛烈

つうれつ

severe

壮烈

そうれつ

heroic

鮮烈

せんれつ

vivid

激烈

げきれつ

violence

武烈

ぶれつ

military merit

義烈

ぎれつ

heroism

烈震

れっしん

disastrous earthquake

烈日

れつじつ

blazing sun

烈女

れつじょ

heroine