れつ

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. fierce (fight, competition, etc.), severe, hot, hard, bitter, keen, cutthroat.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
れつ
熾烈 しれつ
しきれつ
熾烈
熾烈 しきれつ
 
れつ
し烈 しれつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

kindling fire
シ おこ.る さかん (Kentei 1)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
sound, noise
おと オン ね (1st, N4)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
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