Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N1

638 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 17

Meaning: stern, strictness, severity, rigidity

Kunyomi: おごそ.か きび.しい いか.めしい いつくし

Onyomi: ゲン ゴン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading:

Meaning: cliff

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

冬(げんとう)   severe winter

(いげん)   dignity

令(かいげんれい)   martial law

格な(げんかくな)   severe, strict, rigid

密な(げんみつな)   accurate

重な(げんじゅうな)   strict, austere

守する(げんしゅする)   observe (a rule) strictly

な(そうごんな)   solemn, sublime, majestic

かな(おごそかな)   solemn

しい(きびしい)   intense (e.g. cold), severe, strict

Onyomi Examples

ゲン strict, stern

ゲンカク strict, severe, stern, rigid, rigorous, tough

キンゲン stern, grave, solemn, sobersided

レイゲン grim, stern, stark, heartless

ケゴン avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha), Avatamska sutra, Kegon (sect of Buddhism)

ショウゴン adorning (a Buddhist statue)

Kunyomi Examples

おごそか solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.), austere, grave, majestic, dignified, stately, impressive

しい きびしい severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless, hard (to do), difficult, tricky, intense (e.g. cold), harsh (weather), inclement

しい暑さ きびしいあつさ intense heat

めしい いかめしい stern, grave, austere, imposing, dignified, formidable, solemn, majestic, strict (e.g. security), severe, firm, rigid, rigorous