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    3. 手厳しい

    手厳しい

    手て厳きびし​い​

    harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.)

    KMT10News #38+1AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab24 strokes

    手きびしい

    てきびしい

    Adjective

    1.
    harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.), severe, hard, strict

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    先せん生せいは生せい徒とに手て厳きびしい評ひょう価かを下くだした。

    The teacher gave the student a harsh evaluation.

    KMT7EducationEmotions & Psychology
    チームのリーダーは、メンバーのミスに対たいして手て厳きびしい態たい度どをとった。

    The team leader took a harsh stance towards the members' mistakes.

    KMT9Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの作さく品ひんは評ひょう論ろん家かから手て厳きびしい批ひ判はんを受うけた。

    His work received harsh criticism from critics.

    KMT10Art & DesignEmotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょは自じ分ぶん自じ身しんにも手て厳きびしいので、常つねに完かん璧ぺきを目め指ざしている。

    She is harsh on herself, so she always aims for perfection.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれの冗じょう談だんはいつも手まもて厳きびしく、聞きいている人ひとを傷きずつけることがある。

    His jokes are always harsh and can sometimes hurt the feelings of those listening.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    Kanji
    厳
    おごそ.か・きび.しい・いか.めしい・いつくし…(6)
    stern・strictness・severity・rigidity
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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