厳重|げんじゅうgenjuu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
げんじょうgenjouokげんちょうgenchouok
Definitions
  1. na-adjective, nounstrict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm; strong; secure
    トップエンジニアが、その車くるまに一連いちれんの厳重げんじゅうな検査けんさを加くわえた。↗
    The top engineer put the car through a series of rigorous tests.
Conjugation
Plain form厳重(げんじゅう)
Polite (desu)厳重です(げんじゅうです)
Negative (dewa nai)厳重ではない(げんじゅうではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)厳重ではありません(げんじゅうではありません)
Past (datta)厳重だった(げんじゅうだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)厳重ではなかった(げんじゅうではなかった)
Te form (de)厳重で(げんじゅうで)
Adverbial (ni)厳重に(げんじゅうに)
Conditional (nara)厳重なら(げんじゅうなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym厳しいきびしいNeutralFar broader than 「厳重」: strict people and rules, but also harsh conditions, as in 「厳しい先生」 and 「厳しい寒さ」; 「厳重」 is about tight security and strict handling.
  • Synonym厳格げんかくWrittenWritten/formal prose: strict and unbending, mostly of people and rules, as in 「厳格な父」.
  • SynonymいかめしいWrittenWritten/formal prose: stern, solemn and imposing; also describes tight security, as in 「いかめしい警備」.
  • RelatedきついCasualColloquial: severe or tough, and also physically tight, as in 「きつい言い方」.
  • Related厳密げんみつWrittenWritten/formal prose: precise and exact with no looseness, as in 「厳密に言えば」; the point is accuracy, not security.
  • Antonym甘いあまいNeutralThe opposite of 「厳重」: lax or lenient, as in 「管理が甘い」.

Use 「厳重」 for tight security, strict management or severe handling, as in 「厳重に保管する」 and 「厳重注意」. For strict people and rules pick 「厳しい」 or 「厳格」, for precision 「厳密」, and for the opposite, laxness, 「甘い」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 厳きびしく対処たいしょするさま。
  2. 厳おごそかなさま。
  3. 霊験れいげん灼あらたかなさま。
  4. 尊とうとび重おもんじる。
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