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厳 means 'severe'

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Strokes : 17    Frequency: 849   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-7    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 56 words   Used in 78 words   Used in 253 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   ゲン   ゴン
Kun
   きびしい severe   おごそか dignified, stately
Additional readings
Kun    いかめしい   いつくし
Name    いつ   いづ   きゅうら   とし
Variants
嚴 (kyujitai)   严 (Chinese)  
Components
⿱  ⺍ (小) small  ⿸  厂 cliff  敢 daring  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 厳 is used 8 times, read 4 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 厳 is used 76 times, read 5 ways.
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ゲン : 61 words FIND ALL
げ ん じ ゅ う 0
strict; rigour; rigor; severe; firm; strong; secure
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ゴン : 7 words FIND ALL
そ う ご ん 0
solemnity; gravity; impressiveness
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きびしい : 6 words FIND ALL
き び し い 4
1. severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless
2. stern; austere; grave; solemn; majestic
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おごそか : 1 word FIND ALL
お ご そ か 2
solemn (e.g. ceremony, atmosphere); austere; majestic; dignified; stately; awful; impressive
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いかめしい : 1 word FIND ALL
expression, noun
grave look; stern look
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An additional 2 less common words include 厳 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 865 (originally: 854)  Joy o' Kanji : 854  Key to Kanji: 286 

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厳
ゲン   ゴン   きびしい severe   おごそか dignified, stately   
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敢
カン    daring   
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攵
ぼく strike   
丅
カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだる to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
耳
ジ   みみ ear   
⺍
small
厂
cliff
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