This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: レツ、はげ.しい
Romaji: retsu, hage.shii
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: やす
Romaji: yasu
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Romaji

Meanings

ardent, violent, vehement, furious, severe, extreme

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  86
Frequency:  1397
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-6-4
Korean Reading:  ryeol
Chinese Reading:  lie4
Unicode:  70c8
JIS:  4E75

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2652
Nelson Index: 2761
New Nelson Index: 3420
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4d6.3
Four Corner Index: 1233.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1929
Gakken Index: 1382
Japanese Names Index: 1211
Daikanwanjiten Index: 18987
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0393
Remembering the kanji Index: 814
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1515
Kodansha Compact Index: 1276
Kanji in Context Index: 1708
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1698
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2308
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 822
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 877
Essential Kanji Index: 1199
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3286
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3140
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1363

Words

強烈 (きょうれつ)
strong; intense; severe
熱烈 (ねつれつ)
ardent; passionate; vehement
熾烈 (しれつ、しきれつ)
fierce; violent; severe; ferocity; violence; severity
痛烈 (つうれつ)
severe; bitter; scathing
激烈 (げきれつ)
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity; fierceness; keenness
猛烈 (もうれつ)
violent; vehement; raging; stout; intense; spirited; stormy
烈火 (れっか)
raging fire; conflagration
苛烈 (かれつ)
severe; stern
烈風 (れっぷう)
gale; violent (strong) wind
鮮烈 (せんれつ)
vivid; striking
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