嚴しい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 嚴しい – see the following entry.

[adjective] [from late 900s] stern, grave, forbidding; dignified, stately

[adjective] [from early 1000s] strict, unforgiving

[adjective] [from 1116] tight, close, without gaps

[adjective] [from 1179] harsh, tough, extreme, severe, hard to withstand (said of natural phenomena)

[adjective] [from 1710] extreme, excessive, terrible (said of an action)

[adjective] [from late 1700s?] dire, difficult, tight (said of a situation)

Alternative spelling
酷しい

[adjective] [from 759] (rare, archaic) wondrous, miraculous, splendid, sublime

[adjective] [from early 1000s] (rare, archaic) dignified, solemn, stern, noble, refined

[adjective] [from 1420] (rare, archaic) beautiful, pretty

Alternative spellings
美しい, 慈しい

(This term, 嚴しい, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)