激 violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite 16 strokes taught in grade 6 old JLPT 1 #560 in newspapers Readings Onゲキ Kunはげ.しい In Chinese 激 Words written with it 刺激 しげき stimulus N3 急激 きゅうげき sudden N3 過激 かげき extreme (measure, idea, etc.) 激戦 げきせん fierce battle 激化 げきか intensification 激動 げきどう violent shock 激しい はげしい violent N3 感激 かんげき deep emotion N2 激励 げきれい encouragement N1 激変 げきへん sudden change 激論 げきろん heated argument 激増 げきぞう sharp increase N2