厳 — stern, strictness, severity

きびしい厳 stern

Grade 6 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 17 strokes

U+53B3 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #638 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #2086 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

stern
strictness
severity
rigidity

word

きび kibi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

厳(きび) しい kibishii strict

けん・げん ken On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

厳(げん) 密(みつ) genmitsu strict 厳(げん) 格(かく) genkaku strict 厳(げん) 選(せん) gensen careful selection 尊(そん) 厳(げん) songen dignity 厳(げん) 重(じゅう) genjuu strict

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ちいさい小 little #42

厂 cliff

かん敢 daring

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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厳 — stern, strictness, severity

Meanings

word

きび kibi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

けん・げん ken On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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厳 — stern, strictness, severity

Meanings

word

きび kibi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

けん ・げん ken On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

けん・げん ken On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).