See 厳しい in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Originally from regular classical adjective 厳し (kibishi, “tight, close, without gaps”), first cited to roughly 830.\nThis earlier form later shifted conjugation patterns, from the so-called \"-ku adjective\" to the \"-shiku adjective\" pattern. The two conjugation types appear to have been in broadly free variation, with both forms developing the strict; severe senses in parallel. Historically, while there was some overlap, there does appear to be a sense distinction in Classical Japanese texts, wherein the older \"-ku adjective\" form was used more commonly to express the more objective qualities of \"tight, close\", while the \"-shiku adjective\" was used more commonly to express the more subjective qualities of \"severe; harsh\".\nThe \"-shiku adjective\" pattern is first cited from the late 900s.",
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"form": "厳しかれ",
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"form": "kibishikare",
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"imperative"
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"form": "厳しくない",
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"informal",
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"form": "kibishiku nai",
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{
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"informal",
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{
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{
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{
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{
"form": "厳しいです",
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"formal"
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{
"form": "きびしいです",
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{
"form": "kibishii desu",
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"formal"
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{
"form": "厳しくないです",
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"formal",
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{
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{
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{
"form": "kibishiku nakatta desu",
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"formal",
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{
"form": "厳しくて",
"source": "inflection",
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]
},
{
"form": "きびしくて",
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"conjunctive"
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{
"form": "kibishikute",
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"conjunctive"
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{
"form": "厳しければ",
"source": "inflection",
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"form": "kibishikereba",
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{
"form": "厳しかったら",
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"form": "厳しかろう",
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"form": "kibishikarō",
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"form": "厳しさ",
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"text": "c. 14-16th century: Kazashi no Himegimi\n姫君一人おはします。… 御かたちを見るに、髪のかかり、眉、口つき、いつくしくて …"
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"solemn",
"solemn"
],
[
"stern",
"stern"
],
[
"noble",
"noble"
],
[
"refined",
"refined"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare, archaic) dignified, solemn, stern, noble, refined"
],
"tags": [
"archaic",
"rare"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Japanese terms with archaic senses",
"Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
"Japanese terms with rare senses"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "c. 14-16th century: Kazashi no Himegimi\n姫君一人おはします。… 御かたちを見るに、髪のかかり、眉、口つき、いつくしくて …"
}
],
"glosses": [
"beautiful, pretty"
],
"links": [
[
"beautiful",
"beautiful"
],
[
"pretty",
"pretty"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare, archaic) beautiful, pretty"
],
"tags": [
"archaic",
"rare"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[it͡sɨkɯ̟ɕii]"
}
],
"word": "厳しい"
}
Download raw JSONL data for 厳しい meaning in Japanese (13.5kB)
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"path": [
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"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "adjective",
"title": "厳しい",
"trace": ""
}
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"called_from": "parser/1336",
"msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
"path": [
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-05-20 using wiktextract (3dadd05 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
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