Vocabulary

What does 猛烈 (もうれつ, mouretsu) mean?

猛烈 (もうれつ, mouretsu) means fierce, intense, violent.

Quick facts
Readingもうれつ
Romajimouretsu
Part of speechna-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
もうれつ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmouretsu

fierce, intense, violent

  1. 1na-adjective fierce; intense; severe
  2. 2adverb very; extremely; terribly

Example sentences

  • He worked furiously and succeeded.

  • A fierce typhoon made landfall 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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