烈 Kanji for severe

N1Grade 810 strokes

severe, ardent, violent, vehement, furious, extreme

Kun: はげ.しい
On: レツ

烈 is the Japanese kanji for severe, ardent, violent, vehement, furious, extreme. It is written with 10 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is はげ.しい and its on reading is レツ.

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Words with 烈

強きょう烈れつstrong, intense, severe
猛もう烈れつfierce, intense, severe
痛つう烈れつsevere, bitter, scathing
熱ねつ烈れつardent, passionate, vehement
鮮せん烈れつvivid, striking
激げき烈れつviolence, vehemence, fury

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