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激 means 'violent'

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Strokes : 16    Frequency: 594   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-3    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 61 words   Used in 98 words   Used in 1 name   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ゲキ
Kun
   はげしい violent
Notes
Right side exists as a rare kanji, 敫 (ancient musical instrument)
Components
⿻  泊 stay  放 let go  
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See also
荒 violent  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 激 is used 7 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 激 is used 97 times, read 2 ways.
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ゲキ : 93 words FIND ALL
し げ き 0
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation; excitement; thrill
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はげしい : 4 words FIND ALL
は げ し い 3
1. violent; furious; tempestuous
2. extreme; intense; fierce; strong
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An additional 荒 less common words include 激 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 859 (originally: 1210)  Joy o' Kanji : 1210  Key to Kanji: 260 

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激
ゲキ   はげしい violent   
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泊
ハク   とまる to stay, to lodge overnight   とめる to give lodgings   
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白
ハク   しろい white   しろ    しら-    
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
氵
スイ   みず water   
放
ホウ   はなす    はなつ to let go   はなれる to get free of   ほうる to throw (away)   
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方
ホウ   かた way, direction   
攵
ぼく strike   
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