Moto 厳: Stern; Strictness; SeverityKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ゲン、ゴン
- Kun'yomi
- おごそ(か)、きび(しい)、いか(めしい)、いつくし
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 85 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ゲン・ゴン)
- 厳重げんじゅうstrict; severe
- 尊厳そんげんdignity; majesty
- 厳格げんかくstrict; severe
- 厳密げんみつstrict; close
- 厳粛げんしゅくgrave; solemn
- 戒厳令かいげんれいmartial law
- 冷厳れいげんgrim; stern
- 厳にげんにstrictly; severely
- 厳冬げんとうsevere winter
- 厳冬期げんとうきcoldest period
- 厳守げんしゅstrict observance; rigid adherence
- 厳寒げんかんintense cold
- 厳戒げんかいstrict guard
- 厳正げんせいstrict; rigid
- 厳然げんぜんgrave; solemn
- 厳禁げんきんstrict prohibition; ban
- 厳罰げんばつsevere punishment; rigorous measures
- 厳選げんせんcareful selection; careful screening
- 威厳いげんdignity; majesty
- 荘厳そうごんsolemn; sublime
- 華厳けごんavatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha)
- 謹厳きんげんstern; grave
- 信は荘厳より起こるしんはそうごんよりおこるfunction follows form; the outside shapes the inside
- 厳げんstrict; stern
- 厳としてげんとしてresolutely; determinedly
- 厳にするげんにするto strengthen; to fortify
- 厳刑げんけいsevere punishment
- 厳君げんくんyour honored father; your honoured father
- 厳命げんめいstrict order; peremptory command
- 厳存げんそんreal existence
- 厳容げんようstern expression
- 厳密にいうとげんみつにいうとstrictly speaking
- 厳密にいえばげんみつにいえばstrictly speaking
- 厳密に言うとげんみつにいうとstrictly speaking
- 厳密に言えばげんみつにいえばstrictly speaking
- 厳密解げんみつかいexact solution
- 厳密認証げんみつにんしょうstrong authentication
- 厳寒の候げんかんのこうthe coldest season (weather)
- 厳律げんりつstrict law
- 厳戒態勢げんかいたいせいhigh alert; a state of high alert
- 厳探げんたんstrict search; sharp lookout
- 厳旨げんしstrict order; your order
- 厳暑げんしょextreme heat
- 厳正中立げんせいちゅうりつstrict neutrality
- 厳正科学げんせいかがくexact science
- 厳科げんかsevere punishment; rigorous measures
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 厳しさきびしさseverity; strictness
- 厳しいきびしいsevere; strict
- 厳かおごそかsolemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere
- 手厳しいてきびしいsevere; harsh
- 他人に厳しく自分に甘いたにんにきびしくじぶんにあまいhard on others but easy on oneself
- 厳いいかいbrave; daring
- 厳しい批評きびしいひひょうsevere criticism
- 厳しい暑さきびしいあつさintense heat
- 厳しさを増すきびしさをますto grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
- 厳ついいかついstern; grim
- 厳めしいいかめしいstern; grave
Other readings
- 厳封げんぷうsealing hermetically
- 厳父げんぷyour honored father; your honoured father
- 厳秘げんぴstrict secret; top-secret
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Kanji that often appear with 厳
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