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峭刻 (shoukoku) Japanese meaning: very rigorous | Kotomora
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Related words 厳げん 格かく Modern, neutral word for 'strict' or 'rigorous'. 峭刻 is archaic and carries a harsher, more literary nuance.
残ざん 酷こく Common word for 'cruel' or 'brutal'. 峭刻 implies cruelty through excessive strictness rather than physical violence.
Etymology The exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji 峭 (steep, severe) and 刻 (carve, strict) combine to suggest a meaning of 'sharply strict' or 'severely rigorous'. The word is archaic and its historical origin is not well documented.
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峭しょう
刻こく
と
し
た
態たい
度ど
は
、
周しゅう
囲い
を
震ふる
え
上あ
がら
せ
た
と
いう
。
His strict and severe manner is said to have made those around him tremble.
