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痛烈 (つうれつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

痛つう烈れつ

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

na-adjective, noun

severe; bitter; scathing

Describes criticism, attacks, or remarks that are harsh, cutting, and leave a strong impact. Often used for verbal or written expressions.

彼かれの

痛つう

烈れつ

な

批ひ

判はん

に

、

会かい

場じょう

が

静しず

まり

返かえ

っ

た

。

The room fell silent at his scathing criticism.

社しゃ長ちょうは新しん入にゅう社しゃ員いんの提てい案あんを痛つう烈れつに批ひ判はんした。

The president harshly criticized the new employee's proposal.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を痛つう烈れつに批ひ判はんするto scathingly criticize something
評ひょう論ろん家かはその映えい画がを痛つう烈れつに批ひ判はんした。
The critic scathingly criticized the movie.
痛つう烈れつな一いち言ごんa cutting remark
彼かの女じょは上じょう司しに痛つう烈れつな一いち言ごんを放はなった。
She fired off a scathing remark at her boss.
痛つう烈れつな一いち撃げきa devastating blow (often figurative, e.g. to reputation or team)
その敗はい戦せんはチームに痛つう烈れつな一いち撃げきを与あたえた。
The loss dealt a devastating blow to the team.

Kanji

痛pain, hurt, damage
烈ardent, violent, vehement

Related words· 6

辛しん辣らつ
辛辣 emphasizes a sarcastic, biting tone, while 痛烈 emphasizes the raw force and severity of an attack or criticism.
厳きびしいN4
厳しい is a general word for strict or severe (rules, people, conditions), whereas 痛烈 is used specifically for harsh verbal criticism or attacks.
激げき烈れつ
激烈 describes intense, fierce competition or conflict in general, while 痛烈 focuses on the sharpness and impact of a specific criticism or remark.
猛もう烈れつN1
猛烈 conveys raw violent intensity (e.g. a storm or attack), while 痛烈 is more narrowly tied to cutting, hurtful criticism.

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手て痛いたい
痛烈 describes something scathing or biting, often used for criticism or attacks, while 手痛い specifically describes a damaging blow, loss, or setback.
鋭するどいN3
痛烈 describes criticism or remarks as scathing and severe, whereas 鋭い emphasizes the piercing, cutting quality of the words or tone itself.

Don't confuse with

強きょう烈れつN1
強烈 describes any strong, striking impact (smell, light, personality), while 痛烈 is reserved for harsh, cutting criticism or verbal attacks.
熱ねつ烈れつN1
熱烈 shares the kanji 烈 with 痛烈 but means passionate or ardent (as in enthusiastic support), the opposite feeling from 痛烈's harsh criticism.

Word family

痛つう烈れつ批ひ判はん
severe criticism; scathing criticism

Etymology

Compound of 痛 (painful) and 烈 (violent, intense). The combination conveys a sense of sharp, intense pain applied figuratively to criticism or remarks.