烈 ardent, violent, vehement, furious, severe, extreme 10 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #1397 in newspapers Readings Onレツ Kunはげ.しい In Chinese 烈 Words written with it 強烈 きょうれつ strong N1 猛烈 もうれつ fierce N1 痛烈 つうれつ severe 熱烈 ねつれつ ardent 鮮烈 せんれつ vivid 激烈 げきれつ violence 烈震 れっしん disastrous earthquake 壮烈 そうれつ heroic