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What does 激しい (はげしい, hageshii) mean?

激しい (はげしい, hageshii) means intense, violent, fierce.

Quick facts
Readingはげしい
Romajihageshii
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
はげしい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhageshii

intense, violent, fierce

  1. 1i-adjective violent; furious; tempestuous
  2. 2i-adjective extreme; intense; fierce
  3. 3i-adjective fervent; vehement
  4. 4i-adjective incessant; relentless
  5. 5i-adjective precipitous; steep

Example sentences

  • He got furiously angry.

  • It rained heavily last night.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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