激しい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 激しい | 激しくない |
| Polite | 激しいです | 激しくないですalso 激しくありません |
| Past polite | 激しかったです | 激しくなかったですalso 激しくありませんでした |
| Past | 激しかった | 激しくなかった |
| Te-form | 激しくて | 激しくなくて |
| Adverbial | 激しく | |
| Conditional | 激しければ | 激しくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 激しかったら | 激しくなかったら |
Describes physical force, natural phenomena, or emotional outbursts that are wild and hard to control.
A violent storm hit the town last night.
He trembled with furious anger.
Describes strong, deeply felt emotions, beliefs, or expressions, often with a sense of earnestness.
She spoke of her fervent desire for peace.
incessant; relentless; unremitting
Used for continuous, often unpleasant, actions or states that do not let up, such as rain, noise, or attacks.
The relentless rain kept falling all day.
Archaic use for describing a steep slope or incline; rarely used in modern Japanese outside of classical contexts.
In classical texts, 激しい坂 can mean a steep slope.
激しい focuses on the intensity or force of something (like rain or emotion), whereas 荒々しい adds a sense of coarseness or lack of refinement beyond mere intensity.
激しい stresses intensity or violence of an action or force (like rain or emotion), while 甚だしい stresses that a degree or gap has become extreme, often negatively.
激しい (はげしい) is a common everyday i-adjective meaning 'intense' or 'violent', while 激甚 is a formal, literary equivalent often seen in news or official reports.
激しい stresses sheer intensity of a force or emotion (激しい雨), whereas 荒い adds a sense of roughness or lack of control rather than just strength.
激しい is a common, everyday word for 'intense' or 'violent', but lacks the grand, heroic overtone that 壮絶 has.
Rarely used kanji form; may appear in older or literary texts.