| 厳しい |
| 1. adj. (from late 900s) stern, grave, forbidding; dignified, stately | |
| 2. adj. (from early 1000s) strict, unforgiving | |
| 3. adj. (from 1116) tight, close, without gaps | |
| 4. adj. (from 1179) harsh, tough, extreme, severe, hard to withstand q, said of natural phenomena | |
| 厳しい山、厳しい猛暑、厳しい環境 - a tough (steep) mountain, a severe heat wave, a harsh environment | |
| 5. adj. (from 1710) extreme, excessive, terrible q, said of an action | |
| あの打撲は厳しいよ！ - That's a terrible blow! | |
| 6. adj. (from late 1700s?) dire, difficult, tight q, said of a situation | |
| 読むのが厳しい - difficult to read | |
