ゲン, ゴン, おごそ.か, きび.しい, いか.めしい, いつくし

strictness, severity, rigidity

JLPT0 G13 S0 F5000

Abbreviated and variant form of cliff + # (covered) → rugged geologic feature such as a cliff covering the side of a hill/mountain → *severity*; *strictness* (← rugged) → *solemnity*.

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