Jisho

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17 strokes
Radical:
cliff
Parts:
Variants:
stern, strictness, severity, rigidity
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
638 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 厳 【ゲン】 strict, stern
  • 厳格 【ゲンカク】 strict, severe, stern, rigid, rigorous, tough
  • 謹厳 【キンゲン】 stern, grave, solemn, sobersided
  • 冷厳 【レイゲン】 grim, stern, stark, heartless
  • 華厳 【ケゴン】 avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha), Avatamska sutra, Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
  • 荘厳 【ショウゴン】 decorating (a Buddhist statue or temple), adorning

Kun reading compounds

  • 厳か 【おごそか】 solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.), austere, grave, majestic, dignified, stately, impressive
  • 厳しい 【きびしい】 severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless, hard (to do), difficult, tricky, intense (e.g. cold), harsh (weather), inclement
  • 厳しい暑さ 【きびしいあつさ】 intense heat
  • 厳めしい 【いかめしい】 stern, grave, austere, imposing, dignified, formidable, solemn, majestic, strict (e.g. security), severe, firm, rigid, rigorous

Readings

Japanese names:
いつ、 いづ、 きゅうら、 とし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yan2
Korean:
eom

Spanish

  • solemne
  • austero
  • severo
  • rígido
  • estricto

Portuguese

  • severo
  • estrito
  • seriedade
  • rigidez

French

  • strict
  • sévère
  • rigide
776 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
865 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
854 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1055 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
253 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
817 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1118 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2706 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
822 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
841 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1190 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
519 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4079 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2068 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2804 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1955 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3048P Morohashi
3289 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
663 New Nelson (John Haig)
1936 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2086 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
998 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
966 2001 Kanji
3n14.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-5-12 SKIP code
9024.8 Four corner code
3224.8 Four corner code
1-24-23 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53b3 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
sun, day
Parts:
Variants:
sultry, hot, summer heat
Kun:
あつ.い
On:
ショ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
1442 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 暑 【ショ】 heat, midsummer
  • 暑中見舞 【ショチュウミマイ】 summer greeting card, inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
  • 残暑 【ザンショ】 late summer heat, lingering summer heat
  • 避暑 【ヒショ】 escaping the summer heat, going somewhere cooler during the summer, summering

Kun reading compounds

  • 暑い 【あつい】 hot, warm, sultry, heated, passionate, impassioned, burning (desire, etc.), on everybody's mind, on the radar, du jour, interested (gaze, etc.)
  • 暑い盛り 【あついさかり】 heat of the day, hottest part of the day

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shu3
Korean:
seo

Spanish

  • bochornoso
  • caliente
  • calor

Portuguese

  • sufocante
  • quente
  • calor de verão

French

  • chaud
  • torride
  • temps lourd
  • chaleur d'été
247 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
329 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
313 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1254 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2138 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
476 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
190 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1738A Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
638 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
648 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
119 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
976 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3121 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1600 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2182 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1268 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14031P Morohashi
2473 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2484 New Nelson (John Haig)
1260 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1350 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
400 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3878 2001 Kanji
4c8.5 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-8 SKIP code
3-8-4 SKIP code
6060.4 Four corner code
1-29-75 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6691 Unicode hex code