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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

厳きびしさ

kibishisa

strictness, severity

Example sentences

  1. 厳きびしさと甘あまさの中間ちゅうかんを見みつける。

    Find a mean between harshness and indulgence.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 母親ははおやの怒いかりの厳きびしさにびっくりした。

    We were shocked by the intensity of our mother’s anger.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. この仕事しごとの厳きびしさを、始はじめてから知しった。

    I learned how demanding this job is after I started.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 厳

  • 厳stern; strictnessOnゲン・ゴンKunおごそか・きびしい・いかめしい

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