し
熾
れつ
烈

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. fierce (fight, competition, etc.), severe, hot, hard, bitter, keen, cutthroat.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
し
熾
れつ
烈
 熾烈 しれつ
しきれつ
熾烈
 熾烈 しきれつ
　
し
れつ
烈
 し烈 しれつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

kindling fire
シ　おこ.る　さかん (Kentei 1)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
sound, noise
おと　オン　ね (1st, N4)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
ardent, violent, vehement
レツ　はげ.しい　やす (Early Jr. High, N1)
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
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ