仕置

Japanese
Kanji in this term
仕 置
し
Grade: 3		 おき
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of し (shi, “doing”, stem of verb する suru “to do”) +‎ 置き (oki, “putting, placing”, stem of verb 置く oku “to put, to place”). The 仕 character is an example of ateji (当て字).[1]

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) しおき [shìókí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
    • IPA(key): [ɕio̞kʲi]

    Noun

    仕(し)置(おき) • (shioki) 

    1. Alternative spelling of 仕置き: a means of dealing with something; control; punishment; the garrisoning of a conquered or subjugated area; how something is made

    Verb

    仕(し)置(おき)する • (shioki suru) transitive suru (stem 仕(し)置(おき)し (shioki shi), past 仕(し)置(おき)した (shioki shita))

    1. Alternative spelling of 仕置き: to deal with something; to control; to punish; to garrison a conquered or subjugated area

    References
    1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
    2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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