adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, 'taru' adjective, adverb taking the と particle

Messages.form.
  1. biting (cold), severe, intense, piercing.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
凛冽 りんれつ
凛烈 りんれつ
凜烈 りんれつ
凜冽 りんれつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

cold, strict, severe
リン きびし.い (Kentei 1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
salary in rice
ヒン リン こめぐら (Kentei 1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
-times, round, game
カイ まわ.る エ (2nd, N3)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
show, indicate, point out
ジ しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
cold
レツ レイ きよ.い (Kentei 1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
file, row, rank
レツ れっ レ (3rd, N3)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ ガチ タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ