激烈

劇烈

Reading

Kana: げきれつ

Romaji: gekiretsu

Definition

noun

adj-na

1

violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity; fierceness; keenness

Kanji

激

Readings: ゲキ、 はげ.しい

Meanings: violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite

烈

Readings: レツ、 はげ.しい

Meanings: ardent, violent, vehement, furious, severe, extreme

劇

Reading: ゲキ

Meanings: drama, play

Example Sentence

我々(われわれ)の会社(かいしゃ)は激烈(げきれつ)な競争(きょうそう)に耐(た)えきれなかった。

➥Our company failed to survive a cutthroat competition.