激 Kanji – violent
The Japanese kanji 激 can mean violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite.
Meaning and Readings
How is 激 read?
激 has the onyomi reading ゲキ and the kunyomi reading はげしい.
In romaji, these readings can be written as geki, hageshii.
Common Japanese Words Using 激
These common Japanese words contain 激. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 過激（かげき） — extreme (measure, idea, etc.), radical, violent (language)
- 感激（かんげき） — deep emotion, impression, inspiration
- 急激（きゅうげき） — sudden, abrupt, rapid, sharp, drastic, radical
- 激化（げきか） — intensification, aggravation
- 激減（げきげん） — dramatic decrease, sharp drop, sudden fall
- 激情（げきじょう） — violent emotion, passion, fury
- 激戦（げきせん） — fierce battle, hard-fought battle, hot contest, severe fight
- 激怒（げきど） — rage, fury
- 激動（げきどう） — violent shock, agitation, turbulence, turmoil, upheaval, excitement
- 激突（げきとつ） — crash, smashing (into), ramming, (violent) collision