厳格

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 6
かく
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
嚴格 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Adjective

(げん)(かく) (genkaku-na (adnominal (げん)(かく) (genkaku na), adverbial (げん)(かく) (genkaku ni))

  1. stern, strict
    • 1911, 夏目漱石, 文芸と道徳:
      また個人(こじん)過失(かしつ)(たい)しては非常(ひじょう)厳格(げんかく)態度(たいど)をもっている。
      Mata kojin no kashitsu ni taishite wa hijō ni genkaku na taido o motte iru.
      And he took an extremely strict stance with regards to personal blunders.

Inflection

Noun

(げん)(かく) (genkaku

  1. sternness, rigor