How to say fierce in Japanese

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猛烈★【もうれつmouretsu】 Inflection

adjectival noun:

  • fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement; terrific; terrible

Example Sentences

彼らkareraはha激しくhageshiku戦ったtatakatta。
They fought a fierce battle.
彼らのkarerano犬inuはhaとてもtotemo獰猛doumouなのでnanode、誰もdaremo近づけなかったchikazukenakatta。
Their dog was so fierce that he kept everyone away.
同盟国doumeikokuはhaそのsono激しいhageshii戦いtatakaiでde悪akuのno帝国teikokuをwo打ち破ったuchiyabutta。
The allies defeated the evil empire in the fierce battle.
若者wakamonoはhaロマンチックなROMANCHIKKUna愛aiに関してnikanshiteはhaこういうkouiuことkotoをwo認め認meようがyouga、親oyaのno愛aiにniあるaruこれkoreとto同じonaji激しいhageshii（感情的kanjouteki）側面sokumenをwo認めるmitomeruのnoはha難しいmuzukashiiであろうdearou。
Young people can recognize this about romantic love, but they find it hard to accept the same fierce element in parental affection.
激しいhageshii戦いtatakaiがga兵士heishiによってniyotteなされたnasareta。
A fierce battle was fought by the soldiers.

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