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厳粛

Reading

Kana: げんしゅく
Romaji: genshuku
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Romaji

Definition

1

gravity; solemnity; severity; seriousness; dignity; rigor; rigour; austerity

Kanji

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 おごそ.か、 きび.しい、 いか.めしい、 いつくし
Meanings: stern, strictness, severity, rigidity
Readings: シュク、 スク、 つつし.む
Meanings: solemn, quietly, softly

Example Sentences

その裁判官(さいばんかん)厳粛(げんしゅく)(かお)をして、(こわ)そうに()えた。
➥The judge was grave and forbidding.
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(ぼう)さんが突然(とつぜん)大声(おおごえ)(わら)()し、厳粛(げんしゅく)雰囲気(ふんいき)台無(だいな)しにした。
➥All at once, the Buddhist priest burst into laughter, spoiling the solemn atmosphere.
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(かれ)らは教会内(きょうかいない)での厳粛(げんしゅく)儀式(ぎしき)畏敬(いけい)(ねん)をもって見守(みまも)った。
➥They watched the solemn ceremony in the church with awe.
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