壮絶(そうぜつ)

そうぜつ
na-adjective, noun
fierce, intense, desperate; heroic
1. fierce, intense, desperate, harrowing
Describing a situation or struggle so extreme that it inspires awe or shock. Often used for battles, hardships, and life-or-death situations that are overwhelming in their intensity.
壮絶(そうぜつ)な戦(たたか)いだった。
It was a fierce battle.
彼女(かのじょ)は壮絶(そうぜつ)な人生(じんせい)を送(おく)ってきた。
She has lived an intense, harrowing life.
病気(びょうき)との壮絶(そうぜつ)な闘(たたか)いを経(へ)て、彼(かれ)は新(あたら)しい人生(じんせい)を歩(あゆ)み始(はじ)めた。
After a desperate battle with illness, he began to walk a new path in life.

USAGE:
Primarily used as a na-adjective modifying nouns: 壮絶(そうぜつ)な～. Common in written language, journalism, and dramatic narratives. Carries a sense of something being awe-inspiring in its severity or intensity.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 壮絶(そうぜつ)な戦(たたか)い: fierce battle
  • 壮絶(そうぜつ)な人生(じんせい): intense/harrowing life
  • 壮絶(そうぜつ)な最期(さいご): dramatic/heroic death
  • 壮絶(そうぜつ)な体験(たいけん): harrowing experience
  • 壮絶(そうぜつ)な闘病(とうびょう): fierce fight against illness

SIMILAR WORDS:
壮絶(そうぜつ) implies both intensity and a sense of grandeur or heroism. 凄(すさ)まじい (tremendous, fierce) emphasizes raw intensity. 激(はげ)しい (intense, fierce) is a more everyday word for intensity.

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