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For pronunciation and definitions of きびしい – see the following entry.
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【厳しい】
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- [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)
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(This term, きびしい, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as きびしい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as きびしい.)
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