きん
謹
げん
厳

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. stern, grave, solemn, sobersided.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きん
謹
げん
厳
 謹厳 きんげん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

discreet, reverently, humbly
キン　つつし.む (Early High School, N1)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
the violet, (菫 variant)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
life, (生 variant)
stern, strictness, severity
きび.しい　ゲン　いつくし (6th, N1)
precipice, rocky or dangerous mountain
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
daring, brave, bold
カン　あ.えて (Late Jr. High, N1)
under, underneath, below
カ　ゲ　した
ear
みみ　ジ　がみ (1st, N3)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person, (人 variant)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)