intense

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 激 has 16 strokes and denotes intensity in a change or movement.
• Basic usage: 激減 is read げきげん, and 激増 is read げきぞう.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A sharp decline and a rapid increase
  • 船を利用する人が激減した means that the number of people using the boat fell sharply.
  • 注文数が一週間で激増した means that orders surged within a week.
  • 激 adds intensity to the change, while 減 and 増 distinguish decrease from increase.