Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 厳格(げんかく) in Japanese

厳格
Kana Reading
げんかく
Romaji
genkaku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    severe; rigid; strictness; rigor; rigour; austerity
    Example sentence
    彼ら時間に関して厳格な考え方している They have a strict idea of time.

Examples of 厳格, げんかく in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

17 strokes

stern, strictness, severity, rigidity

On'Yomi: ゲン, ゴン

Kun'Yomi: おごそ.か, きび.しい, いか.めしい, いつくし

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JLPT 3

10 strokes

status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar), rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)

On'Yomi: カク, コウ, キャク, ゴウ

Kun'Yomi:

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