Word Meaning 激しい

はげしい hageshii

激しい is read as はげしい (hageshii) and means fervent.

Meaning

English

  1. fervent
  2. vehement
  3. incessant
  4. relentless
  5. precipitous
  6. steep
  7. violent
  8. furious

Reading

Kana

はげしい

Romaji

hageshii

Writing Variants

  • 劇しい はげしい hageshii
  • 烈しい はげしい hageshii

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 穏やか Related Words 好き嫌い Rank 4670 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

激化

げきか

intensification

激動

げきどう

violent shock

激励

げきれい

encouragement

激高

げきこう

excitement

激流

げきりゅう

raging stream

激情

げきじょう

violent emotion

激戦

げきせん

fierce battle

激変

げきへん

sudden change

激甚

げきじん

intense

激論

げきろん

heated argument

激減

げきげん

dramatic decrease

激突

げきとつ

clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.)

Example Sentences

10

はげしいあめがふっている。

It is raining violently.

はげしいいたみがはしった。

A violent pain shot through.

There was intense opposition.

The wild wind was blowing.

Tom is extremely shy.

Tom is a fussy eater.

It rained hard yesterday.

Traffic is heavy around here.

We had heavy rainfall last night.

I had an intense pain in the head.