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激昂

激昂

Chinese

 
to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent
 
high; soaring; raise; lift; expensive; to raise one's head
simp. and trad.
(激昂)

Adjective

激昂

  1. roused; impassioned

Derived terms

  • 慷慨激昂
  • 激昂慷慨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
げき
Grade: 6
こう
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Etymology

gekikau > gekikɔː > gekikoː.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡekikoː/

Alternative forms

  • 激高

Noun

激昂 (hiragana げきこう, romaji gekikō, historical hiragana げきかう)

  1. having extremely strong emotions; excitement, enraged, furious

Verb

激昂する (hiragana げきこうする, romaji gekikō suru, historical hiragana げきかうする)

  1. be enraged

Conjugation