# 厳 — Strict

Frequency rank 842 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 里 (Hometown), less common than 昔 (Long Ago).

- On’yomi: げん
- Kun’yomi: きび
- Radical: 厂 Cliff (Kangxi 27)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

A cliff on the left looms over a mouth and sheep on the right -- a cliff threatening to crush a talking sheep enforces strict obedience.

In words:

- 厳しい きびしい — strict
- 厳か おごそか — austere;majestic;dignified;stately;awful;impressive
- 厳重 げんじゅう — strict,rigour,severe,firm

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