厳げん格かく

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

Describes rules, standards, discipline, or a person's attitude as firm and uncompromising. Often used for regulations, upbringing, or judgment.

厳げん格かくな〈人ひと〉a strict, uncompromising person
彼かれは厳げん格かくな父ちち親おやだった。
He was a strict father.
〈事こと〉に厳げん格かくであるto be strict about something
彼かれは時じ間かんに厳げん格かくだ。
He is strict about punctuality.
厳げん格かくに〈動どう詞し〉to do something strictly
規き則そくを厳げん格かくに守まもる。
To strictly follow the rules.
厳げん格かくな規き律りつstrict discipline
この学がっ校こうは厳げん格かくな規き律りつで知しられている。
This school is known for its strict discipline.

厳きびしいN4
厳しい is the common, everyday word for 'strict' or 'harsh' (weather, training, a person), while 厳格 is more formal and typically used for rules, standards, or official conduct.
厳げん密みつN1
厳密 stresses exactness and precision in detail, whereas 厳格 stresses firm, uncompromising enforcement of rules or standards.
厳げん正せい
厳正 means 'strict and impartial,' often for judging or handling matters fairly, while 厳格 focuses on strictness of rules or discipline itself.
厳げん重じゅうN2
厳重 describes strict, tight measures (e.g. security, warnings), while 厳格 describes strictness of character, rules, or standards.

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厳きびしさ
厳格 describes strict adherence to rules or discipline in a formal, rigid way, while 厳しさ more broadly covers strictness or intensity in people, conditions, or nature.
スパルタ
厳格 is a more formal, neutral term for strictness, whereas スパルタ carries a vivid, almost extreme connotation of harsh training.
堅かた苦くるしいN1
厳格 describes strictness of rules or a person's character, whereas 堅苦しい describes a stiff, uneasy formality in tone or atmosphere.
ストイック
厳格 describes strictness applied to rules or other people, while ストイック usually describes strictness a person applies to themselves.

寛かん大だいN1
寛大 means lenient and generous in judgment, the opposite of 厳格's uncompromising strictness.
緩かん慢まん
厳格 describes strict, rigorous enforcement or discipline, the opposite of the lax, sloppy handling described by 緩慢.
寛かん
厳格 means strict and rigorous, the opposite of the lenient, forgiving quality expressed by 寛.
柔やわらかN1
厳格 describes strict, rigid rules or attitudes, contrasting with the flexible, easygoing sense of 柔らか.

厳げん粛しゅく
厳粛 means 'solemn' or 'grave' (as of a ceremony or atmosphere), not 'strict' like 厳格, despite sharing the kanji 厳.
厳げん罰ばつ
厳格 is an adjective meaning strict or rigorous in character or rules, while 厳罰 is a noun meaning the severe punishment itself.
厳げん
厳格 is the standard modern word for 'strict, rigorous' (esp. of rules or upbringing), while 厳 is a rare literary taru-adjective with the same core meaning.

Compound of 厳 (gen, 'strict, severe') and 格 (kaku, 'standard, rule'). The combination conveys a sense of firm adherence to standards.