醜しこ

noun, used as a prefix

ugly; repulsive; detestable

Derogatory prefix used in compounds like 醜女 (しこめ, 'ugly woman'). Rare and old-fashioned; not productive in modern Japanese.

See also: 醜女 (しこめ)

• 「醜しこ女め」の「醜しこ」は、醜みにくいという意い味みの古ふるい接せっ頭とう辞じです。

  The 醜 in 醜女 is an old prefix meaning 'ugly'.

noun, used as a prefix

unworthy; insignificant; humble

Humble self-reference prefix, often as しこの. Found in archaic expressions like 醜の御楯 (しこのみたて, 'unworthy shield'). Extremely rare.

See also: 醜の御楯

• 「醜しこの御み楯たて」という古ふるい表ひょう現げんで、自じ分ぶんを謙けん遜そんして「しこの」と言いうことがあります。

  In the old expression 醜の御楯, one humbly refers to oneself as しこの.

noun

strong and frightening thing

Archaic noun. Also written as 鬼. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical or literary contexts.

• 古こ文ぶんでは、「しこ」が強つよく恐おそろしいものを指さすことがあります。

  In classical Japanese, しこ can refer to something strong and frightening.