Frequency rank: 13,330. – 13,368.
- strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Our English teacher is at once strict and kind.
There's a very rigid hierarchy in the Civil Service.
A strict father makes his children toe the line by thorough training.
You aren't cut out for the military because of its rigid discipline.
Silvia had a stern father who never praised her.