10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

ardent, violent, vehement, furious, severe, extreme

Kun'yomi
  • violent ②extreme ③fervent ④incessant
On'yomi
  • レツ
Nanori
  • やす

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

レツ 99.8%
はげしい 0.2%

Character Breakdown

ardent, violent, vehement
レツ はげ.しい やす (7th, N1)
file, row, rank
レツ れっ レ (3rd, N3)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ ガチ タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ

References

Unicode hex code 70C8
JIS X 0208 1-46-85
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2761
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3420
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2652
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3286
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1698
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2308
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 814
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 877
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1382
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1211
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1199
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 18987
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1929
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1331
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1414
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1515
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1363
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1708
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1276
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 822
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4d6.3
Four corner code 1233.0
De Roo Code 3140