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激情 (げきじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

激げき情じょう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

violent emotion; passion; fury

Refers to intense, often uncontrollable emotion such as rage, fervor, or overwhelming passion. Common in literary and news contexts.

彼かれは激げき情じょうに駆かられて叫さけんだ。
He shouted, driven by violent emotion.
その事じ件けんは国こく民みん

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激げき

情じょう

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起お

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The incident stirred up public fury.

Kanji

激violent, get excited, enraged
情feelings, emotion, passion

Similar words

感かん情じょう
感情 is a general term for emotion or feeling, while 激情 specifically denotes intense, often violent emotion.
情じょう熱ねつ
情熱 implies enthusiastic passion or zeal, often with a positive connotation, whereas 激情 can be destructive or overwhelming.

Etymology

Compound of 激 (intense, violent) and 情 (emotion, feeling). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of intense emotion.