Memory phrase for the Kanji: 厳
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厳 |
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Meaning
| strict, severe, grave
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Pronunciation |
GEN, GON
kibishii, ogosoka |
Explanation |
From top: rays of light  , cliff 厂, daring 敢 (One 一 [person's] ear 耳 was striked 攵: How daring!) |
Mnemonic
| At this light on the cliff? Too daring, there I have to be strict.
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Radicals
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sun beams | |
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厂
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cliff | The Radical gandare stands for cliff. Sometimes it is understood as a shield, like in 盾. |
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攵
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Stick in a hand | The radical nobun shows a hand  or 又 that holds a stick ノ (simplified from the Chinese radical 66 攴 for whip or rap.) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 厳か |
おごそか |
austere, majestic, dignified, stately, awful, impressive |
| 厳しい |
きびしい |
severe, strict, stern, austere, grave, solemn, majestic, intense (cold) |
| 厳密 |
げんみつ |
strict, close |
| 厳重 |
げんじゅう |
strict, rigour, severe, firm, strong, secure |
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