厳

Meaning

厳 centers on an imposing, unyielding firmness: sternness, strictness, severity, or rigidity. It describes a manner or rule that is harsh and leaves no room for leniency.

• 厳しいきびしい
  N4

  severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless

• 厳げん

  strict; stern

• 厳選げんせん

  careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking

• 厳格げんかく
  N1

  strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough

• 厳重げんじゅう
  N2

  strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm; strong; secure

• 尊厳そんげん

  dignity; majesty; sanctity

• 厳禁げんきん

  strict prohibition; ban; interdiction

• 厳守げんしゅ
  N1

  strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance

• 威厳いげん

  dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

• 厳戒げんかい

  strict guard

• 戒厳かいげん

  martial law

• 荘厳そうごん

  solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive

• 厳罰げんばつ

  severe punishment; rigorous measures

• 厳粛げんしゅく

  grave; solemn; serious

• 手厳しいてきびしい

  harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict

• 厳ついいかつい

  stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing; square (shoulders)

• 厳かおごそか
  N1

  solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately; impressive

• 華厳けごん

  avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha)

• 厳冬げんとう

  severe winter

• 厳命げんめい

  strict order; peremptory command

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