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厳しい

きびしい

strict

Mnemonic

A cliff face with nothing to hold on to and no allowance made for how tired you are. A kibbutz きび, she しい runs it like one. Kimura-sensei, some days: きびしい.

Built from

strict, severe
A cliff face with something being taken firm hold of underneath it. Nothing here is making allowances for you.

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