激はげしい

i-adjective

violent; furious; tempestuous

Describes physical force, natural phenomena, or emotional outbursts that are wild and hard to control.

• 昨さく夜や、激はげしい嵐あらしが町まちを襲おそった。

  A violent storm hit the town last night.

• 彼かれは激はげしい怒いかりに震ふるえた。

  He trembled with furious anger.

i-adjective

intense; extreme; fierce; strong

Used for high degree or strength of sensations, competition, effort, or abstract qualities.

• 今日きょうは日ひ差ざしが激はげしい。

  The sunlight is intense today.

• 両りょうチームの激はげしい戦たたかいが続つづいた。

  A fierce battle between the two teams continued.

i-adjective

fervent; vehement; passionate

Describes strong, deeply felt emotions, beliefs, or expressions, often with a sense of earnestness.

• 彼かの女じょは平へい和わへの激はげしい思おもいを語かたった。

  She spoke of her fervent desire for peace.

i-adjective

incessant; relentless; unremitting

Used for continuous, often unpleasant, actions or states that do not let up, such as rain, noise, or attacks.

• 激はげしい雨あめが一いち日にち中じゅう降ふり続つづいた。

  The relentless rain kept falling all day.

i-adjective

steep; precipitous

Archaic use for describing a steep slope or incline; rarely used in modern Japanese outside of classical contexts.

• 古こ文ぶんでは「激はげしい坂さか」と書かいて急きゅうな坂さかを表あらわすことがある。

  In classical texts, 激しい坂 can mean a steep slope.