表層形
きびし
キビシ
形容詞
きびし (キビシ)
Kibishi · きびし — severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless; hard (to do), difficult, tricky; intense (e.g. cold), harsh (weather), inclement
Other ways to say “severe” in Japanese →
きびし in rōmaji: kibishi.
形容詞
一般
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📝 厳しい 🔤 形容詞 📐 語幹-一般
Updated: 2026年9月29日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
きびし
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
厳しい
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| 読み (Reading) |
キビシ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
形容詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
形容詞
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
語幹-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
きびし
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| 読み・基本形 |
キビシー
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| 表記・基本形 |
きびしい
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| 見出し語の読み |
キビシイ
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💡 English Meaning
きびし means “severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless; hard (to do), difficult, tricky; intense (e.g. cold), harsh (weather), inclement” — full definition & examples →
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Reading & Info
キビシ
Lemma: 厳しい
形容詞一般**
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⚡ 形容詞 (I-adjective) Inflections
| 丁寧形 (Polite) |
厳しいです
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
厳しくない
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| 過去形 (Past) |
厳しかった
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| て形 (Te-form) |
厳しくて
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| 副詞形 (Adverbial) |
厳しく
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| 仮定形 (Conditional) |
厳しければ
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Did you know · 形容詞
形容詞 (i-adjectives) end in い and conjugate directly. They can act as predicates or modify nouns directly without a particle.
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (きびし) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (厳しい) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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