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

Noun

仕置 (hiragana しおき, rōmaji 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

仕置する (transitive, hiragana しおきする, rōmaji shioki suru)

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

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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