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激 - Violent
A storm turned Violent when it raged all Overnight, and at dawn the floodgates burst in a sudden Release. Ancient chronicles note that 激しい雨 (hageshii ame, 'violent rain') is one of the earliest uses of this character, tied to floods destroying villages in Japan.
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激 - Violent
Index #1117
Grade 6
16 strokes
JLPT Level: N1
Readings: ゲキ, はげ・しい
Compound Kanji

Common Vocab

はげしい 激しい
violent, intense
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しげき 刺激
stimulus, stimulation
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かんげき 感激
deep emotion, moving
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