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烈 means 'intense'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 1287   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-17    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 10 words   Used in 37 words   Used in 47 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   レツ
Kun    はげしい ardent, violent, vehement, furious, severe, extreme
Name    やす
⿱   row   () fire  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 烈 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 烈 is used 37 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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レツ : 30 words FIND ALL
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strong; intense; severe
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レツ (read as れっ) : 5 words FIND ALL
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noun
raging fire; conflagration
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はげしい : 2 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: 激しい
1. violent; furious; tempestuous
2. extreme; intense; fierce; strong
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Henshall: 1929  Joy o' Kanji : 1929  Key to Kanji:

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レツ    intense, violent   
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レツ    row   
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トウ   かたな sword   
death
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
fire
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