過激派(かげきは)

かげきは
noun
radicals; extremists; militant faction
person
1. radicals; extremists; militant faction
A group or faction that advocates or uses extreme methods to achieve political or social goals. Can refer to violent political movements or more broadly to the extreme wing of any organization.
過激派(かげきは)による犯行(はんこう)だと報道(ほうどう)された。
It was reported as an act by extremists.
政府(せいふ)は過激派(かげきは)の取(と)り締(し)まりを強化(きょうか)した。
The government strengthened its crackdown on extremists.
穏健(おんけん)な改革(かいかく)を求(もと)めるグループと過激派(かげきは)の間(あいだ)で対立(たいりつ)が深(ふか)まっている。
The conflict is deepening between the group seeking moderate reform and the radicals.

A compound of 過激(かげき) (extreme, radical) and 派(は) (faction, school, group). The suffix 派(は) is productive and attaches to many words to indicate a faction or group.

Common collocations

In Japanese postwar history, 過激派(かげきは) often refers to the radical student movements (学生(がくせい)運動(うんどう)) of the 1960s-70s. In modern usage, it is also used for international extremist groups. The opposite concept is 穏健派(おんけんは) (moderates).

Related Words

Related: 極左(きょくさ) (far left)
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