きび
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless
2. hard (to do); difficult; tricky
3. intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather); inclement
Kanji used
strict
Pitch accent
びし
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Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
Examples (64 in total)
Is your teacher strict?
It was a harsh winter.
The world is harsh.
He was severe with his children.
My boss was very strict.
Our climb will be steep.
His father-in-law is strict.
Freedom of speech was tightly restricted.
My father is very strict with me.
The teacher is strict with his students.
They are accustomed to hard work.
He is strict yet kind.
Give him rigid training.
Both of my parents are strict with me.
His teacher should be strict with him.
We were shocked by the intensity of our mother's anger.
My teachers are very strict.
He was subjected to severe trials.
Jack is very severe with his children.
The crop was blasted by the severe cold.
That country has a severe climate.
I don't want to be too hard on Tom.
My mother is strict with manners.
I was brought up under rigid discipline.
On the whole, Canada has a severe climate.
He severely criticized the mayor.
Japan is confronted with severe economic problems.
I didn't mean to sound so harsh.
She was very strict with her children.
This winter will be very cold.
The teacher scolded his students severely.
We have very strict rules here.
The king exacted taxes from his people.
I experienced intense cold at the South Pole last year.
Scott received a very strict education.
The retail sector had a rough quarter.
The local police are very strict about traffic violations.
Air traffic controllers are under severe mental strain.
He is less strict than our teacher.
He is at once strict and tender.
No matter how hard the training was, she never cried.
She grew up in the harsh environment of New York City.
We must adapt to today's harsh realities.
If anything, my new job is harder than my old one.
They demanded a treaty that would punish Germany severely.
At the time, our country was confronted with serious economic difficulties.
His words are severe, but on the other hand he is kind.
There is a very strict rule forbidding smoking in bed.
I am becoming accustomed to the severe climate here bit by bit.
When he was in the military, he conformed to the strict army rules.
Anyone who breaks this rule is liable to severe punishment.
Corporate political donations are coming under heavy scrutiny.
This year the region has been hit by a severe drought.
Some people live far removed from harsh realities.
Our teacher is strict, and yet, he is kind.
A number of countries have strict laws against drugs.
The company has hard and fast rules against lateness.
My mother is strict, but my father isn't.
They accused the teacher of being too strict with the children.
Teenagers must adapt to today's harsh realities.
The allies condemned the invasion as a violation of UN resolutions.
Many a mother spoils her sons by not being strict enough.
Military discipline is literally rigid.
The severe housing shortage is partly to blame for the inflated rents.