Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

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Cognate with 湿気(しけ) (shikeru). The kanji are ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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()() (shikeruintransitive godan (stem ()() (shikeri), past ()()った (shiketta))

  1. (of sea) to be stormy
  2. to be financially difficult; to go through hard times
  3. to be gloomy; to be dejected
  4. (of sky) to be cloudy

Conjugation

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN