“Grim” in Japanese
Short answer
Grim in Japanese is “厳つい” (ikatsui). Full meaning: stern, grim, rough, rugged, forbidding, overbearing, square (shoulders).
Other ways to say “Grim” in Japanese
冷厳
reigen grim, stern, stark, heartless
険しい
kewashii precipitous, rugged, inaccessible, impregnable, steep; grim, severe, stern
イカツい
ikatsui stern, grim, rough, rugged, forbidding, overbearing, square (shoulders)
イカつい
ikatsui stern, grim, rough, rugged, forbidding, overbearing, square (shoulders)
いかつい
ikatsui stern, grim, rough, rugged, forbidding, overbearing, square (shoulders)
悲壮
hisou tragic but brave, heroic, grim
険い
kewashii precipitous, rugged, inaccessible, impregnable, steep; grim, severe, stern
イカつ
ikatsu stern, grim, rough, rugged, forbidding, overbearing, square (shoulders)
イカツ
ikatsu stern, grim, rough, rugged, forbidding, overbearing, square (shoulders)
嶮しい
kewashii precipitous, rugged, inaccessible, impregnable, steep; grim, severe, stern
いかつ
ikatsu stern, grim, rough, rugged, forbidding, overbearing, square (shoulders)
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