あこぎ

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See also: アコギ

Japanese[edit]

Alternative spellings
阿漕
阿漕ぎ

Etymology[edit]

From ()(こぎが)(うら) (Akogigaura, a place name currently in Tsu, Mie prefecture). From the legend, in the Ise grand shrine at Akogigaura, where fishing is prohibited, a fisherman got caught poaching fish. [1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

あこぎ (akogi-na (adnominal あこぎ (akogi na na), adverbial あこぎ (akogi ni ni))

  1. greedy, shameless, ruthless, cruel
    Synonyms: 強欲, 無慈悲, 図々しい, あくどい
    あこぎ()()
    akogi na shiuchi
    cruel treatment

Usage notes[edit]

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN