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烈 is a Chinese word that means ardent; intense; fierce; stern; upright; to give one's life for a noble cause.
In another context, this character can refer to one's exploits or achievements.
In the Buddhist context, this is burning, fierce, virtuous, and/or heroic.
While technically, it had the same meaning in Japanese, it's usually a female given name, Retsu in Japanese these days.
貞烈 is the Japanese Kanji for “Extreme Faithfulness.”
The first Kanji means “firm adherence to one's principles,” chastity (of a woman), chaste, etc.
The second Kanji means ardent, intense, fierce, stern, upright, to give one's life for a noble cause, exploits, achievements, virtuous, and in some contexts, heroic.
Now you get the idea why this refers to someone who is extremely faithful (to a cause, themselves, their religious beliefs, or their philosophy.
激烈 means fierce in Chinese and has a similar meaning in Japanese Kanji.
This can also be translated as intense, violent, vehement, furious, or fervent. 激烈 is more the violent version of fierce in Korean.
強烈 means intensity in regard to strength.
Note: In some contexts, this can mean violently strong or severe.
烈婦 is a Japanese title for a strong-minded woman, virtuous woman, or heroin.
In some contexts, it can refer to a pure or chaste woman.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 烈 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
烈 see styles |
liè lie4 lieh retsu れつ |
More info & calligraphy: Ardent / Fierce(female given name) Retsu Burning, fierce; virtuous, heroic. |
強烈 强烈 see styles |
qiáng liè qiang2 lie4 ch`iang lieh chiang lieh kyouretsu / kyoretsu きょうれつ |
More info & calligraphy: Intensity(noun or adjectival noun) strong; intense; severe |
激烈 see styles |
jī liè ji1 lie4 chi lieh gekiretsu げきれつ |
More info & calligraphy: Fierce(noun or adjectival noun) violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity; fierceness; keenness |
烈婦 see styles |
reppu れっぷ |
More info & calligraphy: Strong-Minded Woman |
貞烈 贞烈 see styles |
zhēn liè zhen1 lie4 chen lieh teiretsu / teretsu ていれつ |
More info & calligraphy: Extreme Faithfulness(noun or adjectival noun) extreme faithfulness |
安德烈 see styles |
ān dé liè an1 de2 lie4 an te lieh |
More info & calligraphy: Andrean |
し烈 see styles |
shiretsu しれつ shikiretsu しきれつ |
(ik) (adjectival noun) (1) fierce; violent; severe; (2) ferocity; violence; severity |
一烈 see styles |
itsutake いつたけ |
(personal name) Itsutake |
丕烈 see styles |
hiretsu ひれつ |
(given name) Hiretsu |
余烈 see styles |
yoretsu よれつ |
ancestor's meritorious deeds; the evil effects of the lives of our predecessors |
偉烈 see styles |
iretsu いれつ |
great achievement |
先烈 see styles |
xiān liè xian1 lie4 hsien lieh |
martyr |
凄烈 see styles |
seiretsu / seretsu せいれつ |
(adjectival noun) fierce |
凛烈 see styles |
rinretsu りんれつ |
(noun or adjectival noun) biting; severe; intense; rigorous |
剛烈 刚烈 see styles |
gāng liè gang1 lie4 kang lieh |
resolute and upright in character; unyielding; staunch |
劇烈 剧烈 see styles |
jù liè ju4 lie4 chü lieh gekiretsu げきれつ |
violent; acute; severe; fierce (noun or adjectival noun) violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity; fierceness; keenness |
功烈 see styles |
gōng liè gong1 lie4 kung lieh |
achievement |
勁烈 劲烈 see styles |
jìng liè jing4 lie4 ching lieh |
violent |
勇烈 see styles |
yuuretsu / yuretsu ゆうれつ |
(noun or adjectival noun) bravery; valor; valour; courage |
壮烈 see styles |
souretsu / soretsu そうれつ |
(noun or adjectival noun) heroic; brave |
壯烈 壮烈 see styles |
zhuàng liè zhuang4 lie4 chuang lieh |
brave; heroic See: 壮烈 |
威烈 see styles |
wēi liè wei1 lie4 wei lieh |
fierce; formidable |
尚烈 see styles |
shouretsu / shoretsu しょうれつ |
(given name) Shouretsu |
峻烈 see styles |
shunretsu しゅんれつ |
(noun or adjectival noun) severity; harshness |
弘烈 see styles |
hirotake ひろたけ |
(personal name) Hirotake |
忠烈 see styles |
zhōng liè zhong1 lie4 chung lieh chuuretsu / churetsu ちゅうれつ |
sacrifice oneself for one's country; martyr unswerving loyalty |
惨烈 see styles |
sanretsu さんれつ |
(noun or adjectival noun) horrible; cruel; atrocious |
慄烈 see styles |
ritsuretsu りつれつ |
stinging cold |
慘烈 惨烈 see styles |
cǎn liè can3 lie4 ts`an lieh tsan lieh |
bitter; desperate See: 惨烈 |
教烈 see styles |
noritake のりたけ |
(personal name) Noritake |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Ardent Fierce | 烈 | retsu | liè / lie4 / lie | lieh |
Extreme Faithfulness | 貞烈 | tei retsu / teiretsu | ||
Fierce | 激烈 | geki retsu / gekiretsu | jī liè / ji1 lie4 / ji lie / jilie | chi lieh / chilieh |
Intensity | 強烈 强烈 | kyouretsu / kyoretsu | qiáng liè qiang2 lie4 qiang lie qianglie | ch`iang lieh chianglieh chiang lieh |
Strong-Minded Woman | 烈婦 | reppu / repu | ||
Andre | 安德烈 | ān dé liè an1 de2 lie4 an de lie andelie | an te lieh antelieh |
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Andrean | 安德烈 | ān dé liè an1 de2 lie4 an de lie andelie | an te lieh antelieh |
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Andrei | 安德烈 | ān dé liè an1 de2 lie4 an de lie andelie | an te ante |
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Andrey | 安德烈 | ān dé liè an1 de2 lie4 an de lie andelie | an te lieh antelieh |
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Andreane | 安德烈安 | ān dé liè ān an1 de2 lie4 an1 an de lie an andeliean | an te lieh an anteliehan |
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Andres | 安德烈斯 | ān dé liè sī an1 de2 lie4 si1 an de lie si andeliesi | an te lieh ssu anteliehssu |
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Andreas | 安德烈亞斯 安德烈亚斯 | ān dé liè yà sī an1 de2 lie4 ya4 si1 an de lie ya si andelieyasi | an te lieh ya ssu anteliehyassu |
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In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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