“Rugged” in Japanese
Short answer
Rugged in Japanese is “険しい” (kewashii). Full meaning: precipitous, rugged, inaccessible, impregnable, steep; grim, severe, stern.
Other ways to say “Rugged” in Japanese
峨々
gaga rugged (mountains), craggy, jagged
ごつい
gotsui large and rough, big and tough, rugged (hands, features, etc.), hard, sturdy, chunky, burly; unrefined, rustic, boorish; extreme, excessive, tremendous, terrible
詰屈した
kikkutsushita rugged
ラギッド
ragiddo rugged; ragged
厳つい
ikatsui stern, grim, rough, rugged, forbidding, overbearing, square (shoulders)
険い
kewashii precipitous, rugged, inaccessible, impregnable, steep; grim, severe, stern
嶮しい
kewashii precipitous, rugged, inaccessible, impregnable, steep; grim, severe, stern
けわしい
kewashii precipitous, rugged, inaccessible, impregnable, steep; grim, severe, stern
ゴツ
gotsu large and rough, big and tough, rugged (hands, features, etc.), hard, sturdy, chunky, burly; unrefined, rustic, boorish; extreme, excessive, tremendous, terrible
ごっつ
gottsu large and rough, big and tough, rugged (hands, features, etc.), hard, sturdy, chunky, burly; unrefined, rustic, boorish; extreme, excessive, tremendous, terrible
ごつく
gotsuku large and rough, big and tough, rugged (hands, features, etc.), hard, sturdy, chunky, burly; unrefined, rustic, boorish; extreme, excessive, tremendous, terrible
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