あこぎ

See also: アコギ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
阿漕阿漕ぎ

Etymology

From 阿(あ)漕(こぎが)浦(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

(Tokyo) あこぎ [áꜜkògì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
(Tokyo) あこぎ [àkógí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [a̠ko̞ɡʲi]

Adjective

あこぎ • (akogi) -na (adnominal あこぎな (akogi na), adverbial あこぎに (akogi ni))

greedy, shameless, ruthless, cruel
Synonyms: 強欲, 無慈悲, 図々しい, あくどい

あこぎな仕(し)打(う)ち ― akogi na shiuchi ― cruel treatment

あこぎな商(しょう)売(ばい) ― akogi na shōbai ― ruthless business

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in kana.

Inflection

Inflection of あこぎ

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	あこぎだろ	akogi daro
Continuative (連用形)	あこぎで	akogi de
Terminal (終止形)	あこぎだ	akogi da
Attributive (連体形)	あこぎな	akogi na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	あこぎなら	akogi nara
Imperative (命令形)	あこぎであれ	akogi de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	あこぎではないあこぎじゃない	akogi de wa nai akogi ja nai
Informal past	あこぎだった	akogi datta
Informal negative past	あこぎではなかったあこぎじゃなかった	akogi de wa nakatta akogi ja nakatta
Formal	あこぎです	akogi desu
Formal negative	あこぎではありませんあこぎじゃありません	akogi de wa arimasen akogi ja arimasen
Formal past	あこぎでした	akogi deshita
Formal negative past	あこぎではありませんでしたあこぎじゃありませんでした	akogi de wa arimasen deshita akogi ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	あこぎで	akogi de
Conditional	あこぎなら（ば）	akogi nara (ba)
Provisional	あこぎだったら	akogi dattara
Volitional	あこぎだろう	akogi darō
Adverbial	あこぎに	akogi ni
Degree	あこぎさ	akogisa

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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