厳しい (きびしい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

厳しい (きびしい) means strict / severe / harsh.

See example sentences below.

厳しい at a glance

厳しい

きびしいkibishii

N4adj

strict / severe / harsh

厳しいきびしいkibishiiN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

strict / severe / harsh

Example 1

先生はとても厳しいです。

Translation

The teacher is very strict.

Example 2

この冬は寒さが厳しいです。

Translation

The cold is severe this winter.