厳しい

Meanings

1. severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless
2. hard (to do); difficult; tricky
3. intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather); inclement

Part of speech: i-adjective

Kanji

• 厳

  Meanings

  stern, strictness, severity, rigidity

  On reading

  ゲン、ゴン

  Kun reading

  おごそ.か、きび.しい、いか.めしい、いつくし

  Strokes

  17

Example sentences

• 彼は厳しい批判にさらされた。

  He was subjected to severe criticism.

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• 練習がどんなに厳しくても、彼女は決して泣かなかった。

  However hard the training was, she never cried.

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• ツンドラ地帯の気候は厳しい。

  The tundra has a harsh climate.

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