BloomkoJLPT N3 · Describing things
激しい
はげしい
intense; violent
Stroke order of 激しい
3 characters, 19 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
激 · 16 strokesし · 1 strokesい · 2 strokes
Memory trick
Water 氵 striking a white 白 square 方 rock with a tap 攵 whips up violent splashes.
Parts: 激 intense (氵 water + 敫) + しい kana
The characters in 激しい
Example sentence
外は激しい雨です。
そとははげしいあめです。
It is raining heavily outside.