峻しゅん峭しょう

na-adjective

tall and steep; precipitous

Describes mountains or terrain that are both high and sharply steep. A literary, somewhat archaic word; in modern Japanese 険しい or 切り立った are more common.

• その山やまは峻しゅん峭しょうで、登のぼるのが非ひ常じょうに困こん難なんだった。

  The mountain was tall and steep, making it extremely difficult to climb.

na-adjective

severe and dignified; stern; harsh

Used of a person's character or expression that is both strict and imposing, or of an atmosphere that is severe and unyielding. The 'cruel' nuance is rare and context-dependent; modern equivalents include 厳しい or 峻厳.

• 彼かれの峻しゅん峭しょうな態たい度どに、誰だれも口くちを開あけなかった。

  His severe and dignified manner kept everyone silent.