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The kanji 厳: meaning, readings and stroke order
厳
- Meaning
- strict, solemn
- On reading
- ゲン gen、ゴン* gon
- Kun reading
- おごそ（か） ogosoka、きび（しい） kibishii
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 小 small, insignificant
- Level
- Level 6 · grade 6
- Old form
- 嚴
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- nghiêm, nghiêm khắc (nghiêm)
- Japanese
- きびしい。おごそか。
- Korean
- 엄하다, 엄숙하다 (엄)
- Chinese
- 严格、庄严 (严)
Readings, words and example sentences
ゲン gen · on reading
厳重
strict, tight
会場は 厳重に 守られて います。
The hall is closely guarded.
おごそ（か） ogosoka · kun reading · less common
厳か
solemn, serious
厳かな 式が 始まりました。
A solemn ceremony has begun.
きび（しい） kibishii · kun reading
厳しい
strict, harsh
冬の 寒さは 厳しいです。
The winter cold is harsh.
* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.
Practise writing 厳 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 厳 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 6 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.