しくしく

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See also: じくじく

Japanese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “onomatopoeia for sniffling?”)

Pronunciation

Adverb

しくしく or シクシク (shikushiku

  1. with a whimper, weeping, sob
  2. with a dull pain

Verb

しくしくする or シクシクする (shikushiku surusuru (stem しくしく (shikushiku shi), past しくしくした (shikushiku shita))

  1. sob
  2. have a dull pain

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN