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厳

Level VII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 842 / 2,608

Strict

On’yomi
げん
Kun’yomi
きび
Radical
厂 Cliff (Kangxi 27)

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

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

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 strictN4
厳か おごそか austere;majestic;dignified;stately;awful;impressiveN1
厳重 げんじゅう strict,rigour,severe,firmN2

厳 is rank 842 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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