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烈

烈 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

形声。「火」 + 音符「列」。「はげしい」を意味する漢語｛烈｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

ardent, violent, vehement, furious, severe, extreme

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • レツJHS
Kun (native)
  • はげ(しい)
Nanori (used in names)
  • やす
Other languages
  • 拼音lie4
  • 한글ryeol
  • Hán-ViệtLiệt

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
火(ひ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+70C8

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱列灬

Words using this kanji

  • 烈震れっしんかつての震度6（現在の震度6弱・震度6強）の別称。地割れや山崩れなど大きな被害が出るが、全壊する家屋は3割に満たない。disastrous earthquake
  • 烈火れっか激しく燃焼する火。猛火。raging fire, conflagration
  • 烈女れつじょheroine
  • 烈風れっぷう烈しい風。猛烈な風。 大日本帝国海軍の艦上戦闘機。gale, violent (strong) wind
  • 烈婦れっぷchaste, strong-minded woman, virtuous woman, heroine
  • 烈士れっし強い信念を持って、勇ましく活動する者。 正義のために命を投げ出した人、またその人に与えられる尊称。upright man, patriot, hero
  • 烈日れつじつ激しく照り付ける太陽。blazing sun, scorching sun, hot day
  • 烈々れつれつfervent, fierce, violent
  • 烈火のごとくれっかのごとく(being angry) like a blazing fire, burning (rage)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-6-4
Four Corner
1233.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4d6.3
Heisig
877
Nelson
2761