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激辛 (gekikara) Japanese meaning: extremely spicy | Kotomora

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Meanings

1

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

extremely spicy; fiery hot

Colloquial term for food that is intensely spicy, often used in restaurant names or product labels.

この激げき辛からラーメンは本ほん当とうに辛からい。

Kanji

激violent, get excited, enraged
辛spicy, bitter, hot

Related words

辛からい
辛い is the basic adjective for 'spicy' or 'hot'; 激辛 intensifies it to 'extremely spicy'.
激げき甘あま
激甘 means 'extremely sweet', following the same colloquial pattern as 激辛.

Etymology

Compound of 激 (intense, extreme) and 辛 (spicy, harsh). The colloquial prefix 激- is productively used to intensify adjectives.

This extremely spicy ramen is really hot.

激げき辛からカレーに挑ちょう戦せんした。

I tried the fiery hot curry.

2

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

extremely harsh; scathing

Colloquial figurative use for criticism, reviews, or feedback that is very severe.

彼かれの作さく品ひんは激げき辛からなレビューを受うけた。
His work received scathing reviews.
上じょう司しから激げき辛からなコメントをもらった。
I got extremely harsh comments from my boss.