# 厳 strict

(t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.) + (cliff) + (director) + 耳 (ear)
★★★☆☆
17 strokes

## Onyomi

GEN |

## Mnemonic

| The strict Director is picking baby birds up by their ears, and tossing them off of the cliff AGAIN.

## Kunyomi

きび*しい | a strict (teacher, sergeant, cop) ★★★★☆

## Jukugo

威厳(いげん) のある | majestic/scary ★★☆☆☆ 威 (terrible majesty) + 厳 (strict) = 威厳 (majestic/scary) majestic , slow and dignified but scary - like a bunch of gangsters slowly walking down the street while the Peter Gunn theme plays. Or a parade float of your mom's neck-beard.
厳禁(げんきん) | strictly forbidden. ★★☆☆☆ 厳 (strict) + 禁 (prohibition) = 厳禁 (strictly forbidden. )

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
厳 | strict | NEEDLE | 針
歳 | years old | STOP | 止
滅 | annihilate | FIRE AND WATER | 水
威 | terrible majesty | WOMAN | 女

The strict nurse injects you with a NEEDLE,

but the drug STOPS you from aging.

Both FIRE AND WATER can annihilate a city,

but that WOMAN has a terrible majesty even more scary!

## Synonyms

precise, strict, 几帳面な 厳密 厳格 正確 正確 精巧 厳重 きちんと 明確に