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Japanese
| Alternative spelling
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| 嚴し (kyūjitai)
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Adjective
厳し • (kibishi) †-shiku
- the way in which something is tightly packed or close together without gaps
- c. 790: Daihannya-kyō Ongi (Ishiyamadera manuscript, page 33)
Conjugation
| Stem forms
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| Irrealis (未然形)
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厳しく
厳しから |
きびしく
きびしから |
kibisiku
kibisikara
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| Continuative (連用形)
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厳しく
厳しかり |
きびしく
きびしかり |
kibisiku
kibisikari
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| Terminal (終止形)
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厳し |
きびし |
kibisi
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| Attributive (連体形)
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厳しき
厳しかる |
きびしき
きびしかる |
kibisiki
kibisikaru
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| Realis (已然形)
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厳しけれ |
きびしけれ |
kibisikere
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| Imperative (命令形)
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厳しかれ |
きびしかれ |
kibisikare
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| Key constructions
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| Negative
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厳しからず |
きびしからず |
kibisikarazu
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| Contrasting conjunction
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厳しけれど |
きびしけれど |
kibisikeredo
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| Causal conjunction
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厳しければ |
きびしければ |
kibisikereba
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| Conditional conjunction
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厳しくば |
きびしくば |
kibisikuba
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| Past tense (firsthand knowledge)
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厳しかりき |
きびしかりき |
kibisikariki
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| Past tense (secondhand knowledge)
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厳しかりけり |
きびしかりけり |
kibisikarikeri
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| Adverbial
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厳しく |
きびしく |
kibisiku
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Without auxiliary verb.
With auxiliary verb.
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Derived terms
References
- Tsukishima, Hiroshi (c. 790) Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 3: Daihannya-kyō Ongi, Daihannya-kyō Jishō (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Kyūko Shoin, published 1978, →ISBN