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激

JLPT N1 · 16 strokes

The kanji 激 — “intense”

激 means intense and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 16 strokes and uses the water (three drops) radical (氵).

Stroke order · 16 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): ゲキ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): はげ(しい)
Radical: 氵 · water (three drops)
Strokes: 16

How to remember 激

Water (氵) crashing on rock into white (白) foam — intensity. 激しい!! (intense); 激安 — 'murderously cheap'; the sign at Don Quijote!

Example words with 激

On'yomi readings

激安げきやすdirt cheap
感激かんげきdeeply moved

Kun'yomi readings

激しいはげしいintense, fierce

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