仕込み
Meanings
training; education; upbringing
Refers to the process or result of teaching, disciplining, or raising someone, often with a focus on instilling skills or manners. Can be used as a suffix (e.g., 職人仕込み).
His cooking is French-trained.
Thanks to strict upbringing, he became well-mannered.
stocking up; laying in supplies
Used for accumulating goods, inventory, or provisions in preparation for a business, event, or season.
The warehouse is full from stocking up for the year-end.
Common in cooking and brewing contexts; refers to prepping ingredients before the main cooking or production process.
Miso preparation is done in winter.
apprentice geisha; girl training to be a geisha
Specific to the geisha world; a young woman undergoing training in traditional arts and etiquette before debuting as a full geisha.
She is training as an apprentice geisha in Kyoto.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉仕込みの〈物〉trained/taught by someone (used as a suffix)
This is a technique trained under a craftsman.
- 仕込みをするto stock up on supplies
The shop is extremely busy stocking up for year-end.
- 仕込みに入るto begin preparation (of ingredients)
We start preparing the miso from early morning.
- 仕込みの時間prep time (for cooking or brewing)
This ramen shop takes a long time on prep work.