厳格(げんかく)

げんかく
na-adjective, noun
strict, stern, rigorous
1. strict, stern, rigorous
Demanding strict adherence to rules or standards, often describing a person's character, upbringing, or a system of discipline. Implies severity and unwillingness to tolerate lapses.
父(ちち)は厳格(げんかく)な人(ひと)だった。
My father was a strict person.
厳格(げんかく)な教育(きょういく)を受(う)けて育(そだ)った。
I was raised with a strict upbringing.
この学校(がっこう)は校則(こうそく)が厳格(げんかく)で、服装(ふくそう)の乱(みだ)れも許(ゆる)されない。
This school has strict rules, and even sloppy dress is not tolerated.

厳格(げんかく) is a na-adjective describing strict adherence to rules, discipline, or moral standards. It implies sternness and an unwillingness to tolerate lapses.

FORMS:

  • 厳格(げんかく)な〜: modifier (厳格(げんかく)な規則(きそく))
  • 厳格(げんかく)に: adverbially (strictly, rigorously)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 厳格(げんかく)な父親(ちちおや): strict father
  • 厳格(げんかく)な教育(きょういく): strict education/upbringing
  • 厳格(げんかく)な基準(きじゅん): strict standards
  • 厳格(げんかく)に適用(てきよう)する: to apply rigorously

CONTRAST WITH SIMILAR 「厳(げん)」 WORDS:

  • 厳密(げんみつ): precise, exact (focuses on accuracy, not discipline)
  • 厳重(げんじゅう): tight, stringent (focuses on security/precaution)
  • 厳(きび)しい: strict, harsh (broader and more common in everyday speech)

Related Words

Contrast: 厳密(げんみつ) (precise, exact)
Related: 厳重(げんじゅう) (tight, stringent)
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Added 2026.2.18 23:01 · Revised 2026.4.2 17:18
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