熾し烈れつ

also: しきれつ

し

れ

つ

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

na-adjective, noun

fierce; intense; cutthroat

Describes heated competition, battles, debates, or struggles. Often used in news and formal contexts.

熾し烈れつな競きょう争そうを勝かち抜ぬくには、独どく自じの戦せん略りゃくが必ひつ要ようだ。
To survive the fierce competition, you need a unique strategy.
両りょうチームの熾し烈れつな戦たたかいが続つづいている。
The intense battle between the two teams continues.

Written forms

熾烈Usage95%
- しれつ
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading しきれつ is an irregular variant of this form.
- しきれつ
  irregular kana usage
  Irregular kana usage; the standard reading is しれつ.
し烈れつUsage4%
Simplified spelling using し for the first character; less common but encountered.
しれつUsage1%
しきれつ
irregular kana usage

Kanji

熾kindling fire
烈ardent, violent, vehement

Similar words

激はげしい
激しい is a common i-adjective for violent, intense, or extreme situations. 熾烈 is more formal and emphasizes a relentless, cutthroat quality, often used for competition or conflict.
猛もう烈れつ
猛烈 means 'fierce' or 'violent' and can describe natural forces, speed, or effort. 熾烈 is narrower, focusing on sustained, heated human conflicts or rivalries.

Etymology

The kanji 熾 (shi) means 'kindling' or 'blazing', and 烈 (retsu) means 'violent' or 'intense'. Together they convey a blazing, fierce intensity. The word is a Sino-Japanese compound.