猛烈

Chinese

 
ferocious; suddenly; fierce
ferocious; suddenly; fierce; violent; abrupt
 
ardent; intense; split
ardent; intense; split; crack; rend
trad. (猛烈)
simp. #(猛烈)

Pronunciation


Adjective

猛烈

  1. fierce; strong; blistering; furious

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
もう
Grade: S
れつ
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) ーれつ [mòórétsú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
    • IPA(key): [mo̞ːɾe̞t͡sɨᵝ]

    Adjective

    (もう)(れつ) • (mōretsu) -na (adnominal (もう)(れつ) (mōretsu na), adverbial (もう)(れつ) (mōretsu ni))

    1. extreme, strong, driving (rain), blistering (heat or attack), ardent, furious
      東海(とうかい)から西(にし)各地(かくち)中心(ちゅうしん)に、24日(にじゅうよっか)(つづ)いて猛烈(もうれつ)(あつ)さとなりました。
      Tōkai kara nishi no kakuchi o chūshin ni, nijūyokka ni tsuzuite mōretsu na atsusa to narimashita.
      From Tōkai to all over western Japan, where it centered, blistering heat continued to the 24th.

    Inflection

    Noun

    (もう)(れつ) • (mōretsu) 

    1. being extreme, being strong, impetuosity

    References

    1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
    2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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