激烈

げきれつ

Also written 劇烈

Meanings

1. Noun, な-adjective violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity; fierceness; keenness

Kanji

• 激 intense. Read as ゲキ.
• 烈 intense. Read as レツ.

Example sentences

• 我々の会社は激烈な競争に耐えきれなかった。
  Our company failed to survive against cutthroat competition.

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