Kanji
N1 16 strokes Grade 6 freq #560

violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

water mizu

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical
sudden; abrupt
stimulus; stimulation
fierce battle; hard-fought battle
intensification; aggravation
violent shock; agitation
deep emotion; impression
encouragement; spurring (on)
sudden change; upheaval
heated argument; heated discussion

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

violent; furious

Example sentences

He is radical in thoughts.

His ideas are too radical to be acceptable to most people.

Japan has undergone a drastic change as a result of industrialization.

There is a rapid increase in world population.