Lingaku厳しい【きびしい】
Frequency rank: 1,219. – 1,220.
- severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless
- hard (to do); difficult; tricky
- intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather); inclement
adjective (keiyoushi)
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- severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless
- hard (to do); difficult; tricky
- intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather); inclement
This meaning describes something that shows little mercy or tolerance. It can refer to people who enforce rules or standards rigorously or conditions that are harsh and unyielding.
This meaning is used for describing tasks or situations that pose significant challenges or require considerable effort to accomplish.
This problem is very difficult.
This meaning refers to weather conditions that are extreme or severe, often affecting comfort and safety.
Generated collocations (experimental)
きびしい厳しいひはん批判severe criticismきびしい厳しいきそく規則strict rulesきびしい厳しいしれん試練harsh trialきびしい厳しいきょうそう競争intense competitionきびしい厳しいせいげん制限strict limitationsきびしい厳しいかんきょう環境harsh environmentきびしい厳しいとれえにんぐトレーニングrigorous trainingきびしい厳しいふゆ冬severe winterきびしい厳しいけっか結果relentless resultsきびしい厳しいかお顔をするto have a stern faceきびしい厳しいげんじつ現実harsh realityきびしい厳しいはんだん判断rigorous judgmentきびしい厳しいじょうけん条件stringent conditionsきびしい厳しいせんたく選択difficult choice
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Major Cold: It's the day of the year that the cold is most severe, but you could also say that Spring is just coming around the corner.
However hard the training was, she never cried.
The suspect was given the third degree until he confessed his crime.
She accused her husband of having been disloyal to her.
She grew up in the harsh environment of New York City.
She is always playing favorites with a few students but very strict with everyone else.
They accused the teacher of being too strict with the children.
They accused the teacher of being too strict with the children.
He was subjected to strict military discipline while in the service.
He seems very hard on me, but he is really a very kind man.