Word Meaning 熾烈

しれつ shiretsu

熾烈 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

  • し烈 しれつ shiretsu
  • 熾烈 しきれつ shikiretsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 161349 Priority Z

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