i-adjective
Archaic adjective describing a person or warrior as brave, daring, or fierce. Not used in modern everyday speech.
古い軍記物語には「厳い武者」という表現が見られる。
In old war tales, the expression 'brave warrior' can be found.
i-adjective
Archaic use for describing something as large in size or great in number. Rare and mostly found in classical texts.
古文では「厳い数」のように、数が多いことを表す例がある。
In classical Japanese, there are examples like 'a large number' to express numerousness.
i-adjective
Archaic intensifying use, meaning extreme or tremendous. Very rare; modern equivalents like 甚だしい are used instead.
「厳い苦しみ」といった古い言い回しが文献に残っている。
Old phrases like 'extreme suffering' remain in historical documents.