厳 – stern, strictness, severity

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The kanji 厳 means stern, strictness, severity, rigidity. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ゲン、ゴン (gen, gon); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おごそ.か、きび.しい、いか.めしい、いつくし (ogosoka, kibishii, ikameshii, itsukushi). It is written with 17 strokes, under radical 厂 (no. 27).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ゲン	gen
On’yomi	ゴン	gon
Kun’yomi	おごそ.か	ogosoka
Kun’yomi	きび.しい	kibishii
Kun’yomi	いか.めしい	ikameshii
Kun’yomi	いつくし	itsukushi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 厂 (Kangxi radical 27). Components: 耳・尚・厂・攵・乞.

Words using 厳

厳しいきびしいsevere厳重げんじゅうstrict厳密げんみつstrict厳かおごそかsolemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.)

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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Kanji with the same radical

原厚厄

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