嚴しい

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嚴
きび Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
嚴
いつく Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 嚴しい – see the following entry.

【厳きびしい】 [adjective] [from late 900s] stern, grave, forbidding; dignified, stately [adjective] [from early 1000s] strict, unforgiving [adjective] [from 1116] tight, close, without gaps [adjective] [from 1179] harsh, tough, extreme, severe, hard to withstand (said of natural phenomena) [adjective] [from 1710] extreme, excessive, terrible (said of an action) [adjective] [from late 1700s?] dire, difficult, tight (said of a situation) 【厳いつくしい】 [adjective] [from 759] (rare, archaic) wondrous, miraculous, splendid, sublime [adjective] [from early 1000s] (rare, archaic) dignified, solemn, stern, noble, refined [adjective] [from 1420] (rare, archaic) beautiful, pretty Alternative spellings 美しい, 慈しい

(This term, 嚴しい, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)