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. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
    2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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