Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 扱く – see the following entry.
こく
[verb] to pull through one's hand, as when separating grain from the stalk
(This term, 扱く, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
しご
Grade: S
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 扱く – see the following entry.
しごく
[verb] to pull through one's hand, as when separating grain from the stalk
[verb] to train harshly
(This term, 扱く, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)