Keyword
strict
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 5
Heisig2086
Old form嚴
Readings
きび
(46%)
げん
(46%)
ごん
(2%)
いか
(1%)
Composed of
tiny hairs
cliff
bold
Used in kanji (1 in total)
huge rock
Used in vocabulary (93 in total)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
dignity; majesty; sanctity
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
strict order; peremptory command
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
severe punishment; rigorous measures
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
strict; stern
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
grim; stern; stark; heartless
strictly; severely; rigidly
high alert; severe warning
strict; stern; rigorous; severe
stern; grave; solemn; sobersided
toughening the law; making the law stricter
intense cold
strict guard
severe winter
avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha); Avatamska sutra; Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
martial law
total fire ban; no source of ignition permitted; no open flame; flammables!
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
resolutely; determinedly; strictly; authoritatively; solemnly; gravely
decorating (a Buddhist statue or temple); adorning
shoes strictly prohibited
to strengthen; to fortify; to secure
your honored father; your honoured father
death with dignity; natural death (as opposed to extending one's life unnaturally with life support)
real existence
severity; rigor; rigour
majestic and splendid
sealing hermetically
correct and solemn
strict secret; top-secret
severe punishment policy; zero-tolerance policy; draconianism
Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
severe punishment
strict order
severe punishment; rigorous measures
strict search; sharp lookout
leniency and severity
strong protest; demand for an explanation; serious talk
extreme heat
the coldest season (weather)
your father
power (of the Emperor); Emperor's might
strict order
severity; strictness; intensity
strict instruction
strict order; your order
Genbi Gorge (Ichinoseki-shi, Iwate-ken)
stern expression
do not fold; do not bend
strong reprimand; rebuke
function follows form; the outside shapes the inside; (lit.) belief comes from solemnity (i.e. from seeing an ornate temple)
brave; daring; large; numerous; extreme; tremendous
(strict) punctuality; being on time
sacred jar; sacred vessel
sacred jar; sacred vessel
Examples (179 in total)
I want to do that, but it might be a bit difficult.
It might be tough the way things are now.
Even my gentle mother says harsh things at times.