激しい

はげしい

violent, vehement, intense

Also:extreme, fervent, incessant

AdjectiveJLPT N3

What does 激しい mean?

激しい is a Japanese adjective meaning violent, vehement, intense in English. It can also be translated as extreme, fervent, incessant depending on context. It is written as 激しい in kanji, はげしい in hiragana, and hageshii in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その2チームは激しく戦った。

The two teams fought very hard.