しごく

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
扱く

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [shìgóꜜkù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕiɡo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

しごく • (shigoku) しごく (sigoku)?godan (stem しごき (shigoki), past しごいた (shigoita))

  1. to pull through one's hand, as when separating grain from the stalk
    Synonym: こく (koku)
  2. to train harshly
    そらもう(わか)時分(じぶん)からしごかれて(きび)しい稽古(けいこ)してもらって、 []
    sora mō wakai jibun kara shigokarete, kibishī keiko shite moratte, []
    (please add an English translation of this example)
    • (Can we date this quote?), “竹本住大夫さんを迎えて、「国立劇場45年の歩みと文楽」を開催いたしました。”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
Conjugation

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of しごく – see the following entries.
至極
[adjective] extreme, sheer, enormous
[noun] the height of
(This term, しごく, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 司獄.)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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