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Hiragana
けわしい
Kanji
険しい
Adjective
dialectal
Japanese Meaning
けわしいさま。するどくとげとげしいさま。
Easy Japanese Meaning
かおやふんいきが きびしくこわいようす。また、のぼりやおりが きつくあぶないようす。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
严厉的 / 严峻的 / 陡峭的
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
嚴厲的 / 陡峭的(方言·高知)
Korean Meaning
엄한 / 가파른(고치 방언)
Vietnamese Meaning
nghiêm khắc; nghiêm nghị / (phương ngữ Kōchi) dốc; hiểm trở
Tagalog Meaning
mahigpit / mabagsik / matarik
What is this buttons?

His face was stern, making it hard to talk to him.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

他的表情严峻,看起来很难与他交谈。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

他的表情很嚴峻,看起來不太好交談。

Korean Translation

그의 표정은 험상궂고 말하기 어려워 보인다.

Vietnamese Translation

Khuôn mặt anh ấy nghiêm nghị, trông có vẻ khó nói chuyện.

Tagalog Translation

Mukha niyang mabagsik, at tila mahirap kausap.

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Sense(1)

stern

Sense(2)

(dialectal, Kōchi) steep

romanization

adnominal

adverbial

hiragana

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stern / (dialectal, Kōchi) steep

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彼の顔つきは険しく、話しにくそうだ。

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His face was stern, making it hard to talk to him.

His face was stern, making it hard to talk to him.

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彼の顔つきは険しく、話しにくそうだ。

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