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激 kanji: meaning “violent”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N116 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
violent
On'yomi
ゲキ
Kun'yomi
はげ・しい

Picture story to remember 激

Pour water (氵) on the taskmaster (攵) and his white (白) compass, and he turns violent.

Parts in this story:白

How to write 激: stroke order

激 is written with 16 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 激

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Kanji that share parts with 激.