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Kanji for Stern
The kanji for “stern” is 厳, read gen and written in 17 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
stern
Strict and solemn; dignified.
Itsukushima (厳島), literally meaning "island dedicated to the gods," has been revered as a sacred Shinto sanctuary for over a millennium.
17 strokes On reading ゲン、ゴン (gen, gon) Kun reading おごそか、きびしい、いかめしい (ogosoka, kibishii, ikameshii) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: stern, strictness, severity, rigidity
Readings used for names on Nazuke: itsu, gen, gon
In Japan it appears in about 95 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in boys’ names.
Names written with 厳: Goncalo 厳夏路
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