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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

厳げん格かく

genkaku

strict, stern

Example sentences

  1. アリスは厳格げんかくな母ははを怖こわがっていた。

    Alice was frightened of her strict mother.

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  2. 吉田よしださんは子供こどもに対たいして厳格げんかくすぎる。

    Mr Yoshida is too severe with his children.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたしたちの英語えいごの先生せんせいは、厳格げんかくであるがまた親切しんせつでもある。

    Our English teacher is at once strict and kind.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 厳格

  • 厳stern; strictnessOnゲン・ゴンKunおごそか・きびしい・いかめしい
  • 格status; rankOnカク・コウ・キャク

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