厳し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
厳
きび Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
嚴し (kyūjitai)

Adjective

厳(きび)し • (kibishi) ^†-shiku

1. the way in which something is tightly packed or close together without gaps
   • c. 790: Daihannya-kyō Ongi (Ishiyamadera manuscript, page 33)

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     稠密 [...] 倭言伎比之

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "厳し" (シク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	厳しく[1] 厳しから[2]	きびしく きびしから	kibisiku kibisikara
Continuative (連用形)	厳しく[1] 厳しかり[2]	きびしく きびしかり	kibisiku kibisikari
Terminal (終止形)	厳し	きびし	kibisi
Attributive (連体形)	厳しき 厳しかる	きびしき きびしかる	kibisiki kibisikaru
Realis (已然形)	厳しけれ	きびしけれ	kibisikere
Imperative (命令形)	厳しかれ	きびしかれ	kibisikare
Key constructions
Negative	厳しからず	きびしからず	kibisikarazu
Contrasting conjunction	厳しけれど	きびしけれど	kibisikeredo
Causal conjunction	厳しければ	きびしければ	kibisikereba
Conditional conjunction	厳しくば	きびしくば	kibisikuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	厳しかりき	きびしかりき	kibisikariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	厳しかりけり	きびしかりけり	kibisikarikeri
Adverbial	厳しく	きびしく	kibisiku
[1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb.

Derived terms

• 厳(きび)い (kibii)
• 厳(きび)しい (kibishii, modern form)

References

• Tsukishima, Hiroshi (c. 790) Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 3: Daihannya-kyō Ongi, Daihannya-kyō Jishō (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Kyūko Shoin, published 1978, →ISBN