過激

かげき

extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language)

Also:strenuous (exercise, work, etc.)

AdjectiveJLPT N2

What does 過激 mean?

過激 is a Japanese adjective meaning extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language) in English. It can also be translated as strenuous (exercise, work, etc.) depending on context. It is written as 過激 in kanji, かげき in hiragana, and kageki in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼の考えは私には過激すぎます。

His ideas are too extreme for me.