きびしい – Vocabulary details

きびしい

Adjective (い)

1. severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless

2. hard (to do); difficult; tricky

3. intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather); inclement

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harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict

harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict

intense heat

severe criticism

先せん生せいって、きびしい？

Is your teacher strict?

きびしい冬ふゆだった。

It was a harsh winter.

世せ間けんはきびしい。

The world is harsh.

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