Japanese symbol for “sternly”
屹度
きっと
Romaji: kitto
surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent)
In Japanese, sternly is 屹度, read きっと (kitto).
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Meanings
- adv surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent)
- adv sternly; severely
- adv having no slack; rigid; stiff; tight
- adv suddenly; abruptly; instantly
Written forms: 屹度、急度. Readings: きっと、キッと.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sternly”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ビシッと | ビシッと bishitto | (reject) sternly; flatly |
| びしり | びしり bishiri | (rejecting) sternly; flatly |
| ピシッと | ピシッと pishitto | firmly; sharply; sternly |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 屹立 | きつりつ kitsuritsu | standing tall; towering; soaring |
| 屹然 | きつぜん kitsuzen | towering; lofty |
| 屹度なる | きっとなる kittonaru | to look stern |
| 程度 | ていど teido | degree; amount; grade |
| 今度 | こんど kondo | this time; now |
| 制度 | せいど seido | system; institution; organization |
| 年度 | ねんど nendo | fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year |
| 態度 | たいど taido | attitude; manner; behaviour |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sternly”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.