熾し烈れつ

also: しきれつ

し

れ

つ

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

na-adjective, noun

fierce; intense; cutthroat

Describes heated competition, battles, debates, or struggles. Often used in news and formal contexts.

熾し烈れつな競きょう争そうを勝かち抜ぬくには、独どく自じの戦せん略りゃくが必ひつ要ようだ。
To survive the fierce competition, you need a unique strategy.
両りょうチームの熾し烈れつな戦たたかいが続つづいている。
The intense battle between the two teams continues.

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Kanji

熾kindling fire
烈ardent, violent, vehement

Related words

壮そう絶ぜつ
熾烈 is used mainly for fierce competition or fighting, whereas 壮絶 carries a broader, more heroic and awe-inspiring nuance.
熱あついN5
熾烈 is a formal word for a fierce, intense contest or struggle, while 熱い conveys the same sense of intensity in more everyday language.
猛もう烈れつN1
熾烈 is a more literary word for fierce competition or fighting, while 猛烈 is broader and can describe weather, emotion, or effort as well.
白はく熱ねつN1
熾烈 describes fierce, cutthroat competition, while 白熱 highlights the moment a contest or debate reaches its most intense, climactic point.

Written forms

熾烈Usage95%
- しれつ
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading しきれつ is an irregular variant of this form.
- しきれつ
  irregular kana usage
  Irregular kana usage; the standard reading is しれつ.
し烈れつUsage4%
Simplified spelling using し for the first character; less common but encountered.
しれつUsage1%
しきれつ
irregular kana usage

Etymology

The kanji 熾 (shi) means 'kindling' or 'blazing', and 烈 (retsu) means 'violent' or 'intense'. Together they convey a blazing, fierce intensity. The word is a Sino-Japanese compound.