荘厳

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: S
ごん
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
莊嚴 (kyūjitai)

Adjective

(そう)(ごん) (sōgon-na (adnominal (そう)(ごん) (sōgon na), adverbial (そう)(ごん) (sōgon ni))

  1. grim, stern
    • 1919, 豊島与志雄, 楠の話:
      (わたし)はそれほど荘厳(そうごん)(ちち)姿(すがた)()たことはなかった。
      Watashi wa sore hodo sōgon na chichi no sugata o mita koto wa nakatta.
      I had never seen my father so stern.
  2. sublime

Inflection

Noun

(そう)(ごん) (sōgon

  1. solemnity
  2. sublimity
    • 1947, 海野十三, 金属人間:
      荘厳(そうごん)神秘(しんぴ)とにつつまれたその部屋(へや)です。
      Sōgon to shinpi to ni tsutsumareta sono heya desu.
      The room was enveloped in mystery and solemnity.