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厳格

厳格

Japanese

Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 6
かく
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Adjectival noun

厳格 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 嚴格, -na inflection, hiragana げんかく, romaji genkaku)

  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 motteiru.
      And he took an extremely strict stance with regards to personal blunders.

Inflection

Noun

厳格 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 嚴格, hiragana げんかく, romaji genkaku)

  1. sternness, rigor