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).
彼の料理はフランス仕込みだ。
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.
This is a technique trained under a craftsman.
The shop is extremely busy stocking up for year-end.
We start preparing the miso from early morning.
This ramen shop takes a long time on prep work.
躾 focuses on instilling manners and discipline in a child, whereas 仕込み can refer to training in any skill, trade, or role.
準備 is a general word for preparation of any kind, while 仕込み specifically implies stocking or laying in materials for a business or event.
下ごしらえ is the everyday term for pre-cooking prep work, while 仕込み is broader and also used for brewing and large-scale food production.
半玉 is a specific term for a young geisha-in-training who has started assisting at parties, while 仕込み refers to the earlier, pre-debut stage of training.
仕込み focuses on the process of instilling skills or knowledge into someone, while 仕立て focuses on the finished result of shaping a person into a role.
sword cane; swordstick; loaded cane
vat for making rice wine
hastily prepared; crammed; makeshift; half-baked · goods prepared in a hurry
Standard spelling; the okurigana み is normally included.
Irregular okurigana usage; occasionally seen in compounds or older texts.
Noun form of the verb 仕込む (しこむ), meaning 'to train' or 'to stock'. The kanji 仕 (serve) and 込 (put in) suggest putting something into service or preparation.