猛もう烈れつ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Describes something extremely strong, forceful, or severe, such as weather, competition, passion, or opposition. Often used with nouns like 暑さ (heat), 反対 (opposition), or 勢い (momentum).

今日きょうは猛もう烈れつな暑あつさだ。
It's fiercely hot today.
彼かれの提てい案あんに猛もう烈れつな反はん対たいがあった。
There was fierce opposition to his proposal.

adverb

extremely; terribly; very

colloquial

Colloquial adverbial use, often as 猛烈に, to emphasize the degree of an action or state. Common in casual speech.

猛もう烈れつに眠ねむい。
I'm terribly sleepy.
彼かれは猛もう烈れつに勉べん強きょうした。
He studied extremely hard.

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Usage patterns

猛もう烈れつな〈物もの〉fierce/intense ~ (heat, opposition, momentum, etc.)
今こん年ねんの夏なつは猛もう烈れつな暑あつさが続つづいている。
This summer, fierce heat has continued.
猛もう烈れつに反はん対たいするto fiercely oppose (something)
住じゅう民みんたちは新あたらしい工こう場じょうの建けん設せつに猛もう烈れつに反はん対たいした。
The residents fiercely opposed the construction of the new factory.
猛もう烈れつな勢いきおいでwith tremendous force/momentum
台たい風ふうは猛もう烈れつな勢いきおいで北ほく上じょうしている。
The typhoon is moving north with tremendous force.
猛もう烈れつに〈動どう詞し〉to (do something) extremely/terribly
彼かれは入にゅう社しゃしてから猛もう烈れつに働はたらいている。
He has been working extremely hard since joining the company.

Kanji

猛fierce, rave, rush
烈ardent, violent, vehement

Related words

激はげしいN3sense 1
激しい is an i-adjective for intense or violent force (emotion, weather, activity), while 猛烈 is a na-adjective that often sounds even more extreme or emphatic.
強きょう烈れつN1sense 1
強烈 describes something strong or powerful in impact (e.g. a smell, impression, or light), whereas 猛烈 emphasizes fierce, unrelenting intensity in action or force.
すごいN5sense 2
すごい is a common casual intensifier meaning 'amazing' or 'terrible', while 猛烈 is stronger and more formal as an adjective, though both can be used colloquially as adverbs.
熾し烈れつ sense 1
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.
痛つう烈れつN1
猛烈 conveys raw violent intensity (e.g. a storm or attack), while 痛烈 is more narrowly tied to cutting, hurtful criticism.

Opposites

穏おだやかN3sense 1
穏やか describes something calm and mild, the opposite of 猛烈's fierce, extreme intensity.

Don't confuse with

猛もう威い
猛烈 is an adjective meaning 'fierce, violent' and can describe almost anything intense, whereas 猛威 is a noun naming the destructive force itself, most often paired with 振るう.

Word family

猛もう烈れつ社しゃ員いん
go-getter employee; hard-driving employee; workaholic employee

Written forms

猛もう烈れつUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
もうれつUsage2%

Etymology

The word is composed of 猛 (fierce, violent) and 烈 (violent, intense), both carrying strong connotations. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally expresses extreme intensity.