See also: and
U+53B3, 厳
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-53B3

[U+53B2]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+53B4]

Translingual

Traditional
Shinjitai
Simplified

Etymology

Japanese Simplified from (𭕄) (Compare , from ).

Han character

(Kangxi radical 27, 厂+15, 17 strokes, cangjie input 火一一十大 (FMMJK) or 火一弓十大 (FMNJK), composition 𭕄𠪚)

  1. strict, rigorous, rigid
  2. stern

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 163, character 13
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3048
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 1, page 47, character 3
  • Unihan data for U+53B3

Chinese

Glyph origin

The grass script form.

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“strict; rigorous; rigid; solemn; majestic; stately; grave; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of ).

References

Japanese

Shinjitai

Kyūjitai

Kanji

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanjishinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form )

Readings

Adjective

(げん) • (gen-tari (adnominal (げん)とした (gen to shita) or (げん)たる (gen taru), adverbial (げん) (gen to) or (げん)として (gen to shite))

  1. strict, stern

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "厳たり" (タリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 厳たら げんたら gentara
Continuative (連用形) 厳と[1]
厳たり[2]
げんと
げんたり
gento
gentari
Terminal (終止形) 厳たり げんたり gentari
Attributive (連体形) 厳たる げんたる gentaru
Realis (已然形) 厳たれ げんたれ gentare
Imperative (命令形) 厳たれ げんたれ gentare
Key constructions
Negative 厳たらず げんたらず gentarazu
Contrasting conjunction 厳たれど げんたれど gentaredo
Causal conjunction 厳たれば げんたれば gentareba
Conditional conjunction 厳たらば げんたらば gentaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 厳たりき げんたりき gentariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 厳たりけり げんたりけり gentarikeri
Adverbial 厳と げんと gento

[1]Without auxiliary verb.
[2]With auxiliary verb.

Classical conjugation of "厳なり" (ナリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 厳なら げんなら gennara
Continuative (連用形) 厳に[1]
厳なり[2]
げんに
げんなり
genni
gennari
Terminal (終止形) 厳なり げんなり gennari
Attributive (連体形) 厳なる げんなる gennaru
Realis (已然形) 厳なれ げんなれ gennare
Imperative (命令形) 厳なれ げんなれ gennare
Key constructions
Negative 厳ならず げんならず gennarazu
Contrasting conjunction 厳なれど げんなれど gennaredo
Causal conjunction 厳なれば げんなれば gennareba
Conditional conjunction 厳ならば げんならば gennaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 厳なりき げんなりき gennariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 厳なりけり げんなりけり gennarikeri
Adverbial 厳に げんに genni

[1]Without auxiliary verb.
[2]With auxiliary verb.

Adverb

(げん) • (gen

  1. strictly, sternly