Definition of 厳しい (きびしい)

きび

厳しい

きびしい

kibishii

adjective
1.
severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless
2.
hard (to do), difficult, tricky
3.
intense (e.g. cold), harsh (weather), inclement
Other readings:
酷しい【きびしい】
Related Kanji
stern, strictness, severity, rigidity
cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust
Conjugations
adjective
Plain
Polite
Negative
Negative (Polite)
Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense
厳しい
きびしい
kibishii
厳しいです
きびしいです
kibishiidesu
厳しくない
きびしくない
kibishikunai
厳しくありません
きびしくありません
kibishikuarimasen

厳しくないです
きびしくないです
kibishikunaidesu
Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense
厳しかった
きびしかった
kibishikatta
厳しかったです
きびしかったです
kibishikattadesu
厳しくなかった
きびしくなかった
kibishikunakatta
厳しくありませんでした
きびしくありませんでした
kibishikuarimasendeshita

厳しくなかったです
きびしくなかったです
kibishikunakattadesu
Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..
厳しかろう
きびしかろう
kibishikarou
Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..
厳しいだろう
きびしいだろう
kibishiidarou
te-form
厳しくて
きびしくて
kibishikute
Adverb
厳しく
きびしく
kibishiku
Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..
厳しければ
きびしければ
kibishikereba
厳しくなければ
きびしくなければ
kibishikunakereba
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Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 117 results)

かれ
彼の
はん
批判
ひじょう
非常に
His criticisms were very severe

Some people live far removed from harsh realities

とう
当時
くに
わが国
きび
厳しい
けいざいてき
経済的
こんなん
困難に
ちょくめ
直面
At the time, our country was confronted with serious economic difficulties

かれ
きび
厳しい
しょくじ
食事
せいげん
制限
He is advised to go on a strict diet

かれ
彼の
ひょうじょう
表情
He had a severe look on his face

ほうりつ
法律
げんじょ
現状
The law, as it is, is not so severe

せんせい
先生
きび
厳しく
せい
生徒
しか
叱った
The teacher scolded his students severely

わた
せんせい
先生
きび
厳しく
I got scolded severely by that teacher

I always tried to be strict with them and not to smile

Competition for the position is very intense

ブライアン
きび
厳しく
かね
お金
せつやく
節約
Brian intends to strictly limit the money he uses

きび
厳しい
ろうどう
労働
かれ
彼の
から
Hard labor was beginning to tell on his health

かれ
彼ら
ども
子供
きび
厳し
せんせい
先生
なん
非難
They accused the teacher of being too strict with the children

How it blows

せんせい
先生
せい
生徒
きび
厳しい
The teacher is strict with his students

けいざい
経済
きび
厳しい
ふきょう
不況
しゅくしょう
縮小
The economy recorded a negative growth

Many a mother spoils her sons by not being strict enough

せんせい
先生
きび
厳しい
ひょうじょう
表情
The teacher wore a harsh expression on his face

They are accustomed to hard work

くに
こう
気候
きび
厳しい
That country has a severe climate
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