Moto 烈: Ardent; Violent; VehementKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- レツ
- Kun'yomi
- はげ(しい)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 41 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (レツ)
- 強烈きょうれつstrong; intense
- 猛烈もうれつfierce; intense
- 痛烈つうれつsevere; bitter
- 熱烈ねつれつardent; passionate
- 鮮烈せんれつvivid; striking
- 壮烈そうれつheroic; brave
- 激烈げきれつviolence; vehemence
- 烈震れっしんdisastrous earthquake
- しゅん烈しゅんれつsevere; harsh
- し烈しれつfierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe
- 余烈よれつancestor's meritorious deeds; the evil effects of the lives of our predecessors
- 偉烈いれつgreat achievement
- 凄烈せいれつfierce
- 凛烈りんれつbiting (cold); severe
- 凜烈りんれつbiting (cold); severe
- 劇烈げきれつviolence; vehemence
- 勇烈ゆうれつbravery; valor
- 峻烈しゅんれつsevere; harsh
- 忠烈ちゅうれつunswerving loyalty
- 惨烈さんれつhorrible; cruel
- 慄烈りつれつstinging cold
- 武烈ぶれつmilitary merit
- 烈士れっしupright man; patriot
- 烈女れつじょheroine
- 烈日れつじつblazing sun; scorching sun
- 烈火れっかraging fire; conflagration
- 烈烈れつれつfervent; fierce
- 熾烈しれつfierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe
- 猛烈社員もうれつしゃいんgung-ho organization (corporate) man (woman); go-getter worker
- 痛烈批判つうれつひはんsevere criticism; scathing criticism
- 秋霜烈日しゅうそうれつじつharshness; severity
- 義烈ぎれつheroism
- 芳烈ほうれつaromatic; heroic deed
- 苛烈かれつsevere; fierce
- 貞烈ていれつextreme faithfulness
- 遺烈いれつachievements of one's ancestors
- 酷烈こくれつseverity
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 烈しいはげしいviolent; furious
Other readings
- 奇天烈きてれつvery strange; odd
- 烈婦れっぷchaste, strong-minded woman; virtuous woman
- 烈風れっぷうgale; violent (strong) wind
Kanji that often appear with 烈
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