嚴しい

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
きび
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
いつく
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 嚴しい – see the following entry.
きびしい
stern, grave, forbidding; dignified, stately
strict, unforgiving
tight, close, without gaps
harsh, tough, extreme, severe, hard to withstand (said of natural phenomena)
extreme, excessive, terrible (said of an action)
dire, difficult, tight (said of a situation)
いつくしい
(rare, archaic) wondrous, miraculous, splendid, sublime
(rare, archaic) dignified, solemn, stern, noble, refined
(rare, archaic) beautiful, pretty
Alternative spellings
美しい, 慈しい
(This term, 嚴しい, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)