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矯激 (きょうげき, kyougeki) Japanese meaning: radical | Kotomora
じ 字 Furigana
Kanji 矯 rectify, straighten, correct 激 violent, get excited, enraged Related words 過か 激げき 過激 is more common and neutral for 'extreme' or 'radical', while 矯激 is rarer and often implies eccentricity or excessive unconventionality.
極きょく 端たん 極端 is a general word for 'extreme', without the nuance of eccentricity or literary tone that 矯激 carries.
Etymology The kanji 矯 means 'rectify' or 'correct', and 激 means 'violent' or 'intense'. The combination suggests an excessive or radical correction, leading to the sense of extreme or eccentric. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.
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His radical remarks provoked a lot of backlash.
The author is known for an eccentric style.