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